Isaiah 40:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whyלָ֤מָּה
(lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
do you say,תֹאמַר֙
(to·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
O Jacob,יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב
(ya·'a·kov,)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
and assert,וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר
(u·te·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
O Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
"My wayדַרְכִּי֙
(dar·ki)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
is hiddenנִסְתְּרָ֤ה
(nis·te·rah)
5641: to hide, conceala prim. root
from the LORD,מֵיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
And the justiceמִשְׁפָּטִ֥י
(mish·pa·ti)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
due me escapes the noticeיַעֲבֹֽור׃
(ya·'a·vo·vr.)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
of my God"?וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י
(u·me·'e·lo·hai)
430: God, godpl. of eloah


















KJV Lexicon
Why sayest
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
thou O Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
and speakest
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
O Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
My way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
is hid
cathar  (saw-thar')
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively -- be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, surely.
from the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and my judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
is passed over
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
from my God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God "?

King James Bible
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob, why do you say, and Israel, why do you assert:" My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God"?

International Standard Version
"Jacob, why do you say— and Israel, why do you complain— 'My predicament is hidden from the LORD, and my cause is ignored by my God.'?

NET Bible
Why do you say, Jacob, Why do you say, Israel, "The LORD is not aware of what is happening to me, My God is not concerned with my vindication"?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob, why do you complain? Israel, why do you say, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my rights are ignored by my God"?

King James 2000 Bible
Why say you, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is passed over by my God?
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