Isa 40:15-17 | TNotes | STEP | 40:15 God is sovereign over all the nations of the world and over their human power structures. In comparison to God, they are almost nothing. This included the Babylonian Empire, which was merely a tool in God’s hand. • whole earth: Literally coastlands or islands.

a40:15►

b40:16►

c2:13-16►

dPs 104:16-17►

e40:17►

f40:23►

g41:24►

h29►

i44:9-11►

j41:11-12►

‏ Isaiah 40:15-17

40:15 ^a God is sovereign over all the nations of the world and over their human power structures. In comparison to God, they are almost nothing. This included the Babylonian Empire, which was merely a tool in God’s hand.

• whole earth: Literally coastlands or islands.
40:16 ^b Lebanon was prized for its abundance of wood and its wildlife (see 2:13-16 ^c; Ps 104:16-17 ^d).
40:17 ^e The nations, including their leaders (40:23 ^f), pagan structures (41:24 ^g, 29 ^h; 44:9-11 ⁱ), and all enemies of God’s people (41:11-12 ^j), are worth nothing apart from God.