King James Version
Isaiah 40:21 in the King James Version says “Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foun...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?”
Isaiah 40:21 · KJV
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. is so: Heb. is poor of oblation
Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: It is: or, Him that
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
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not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Have ye not known”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“have ye not heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“hath it not been told”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
“you from the beginning”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“have ye not understood”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
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