What Does Isaiah 40:28 Mean?

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“Hast thou not known”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“hast thou not heard”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

“God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“that the everlasting”

properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“the Creator”

(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)

“of the ends”

a termination

“of the earth”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“fainteth”

to tire (as if from wearisome flight)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“not neither is weary”

properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil

a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle

“there is no searching”

examination, enumeration, deliberation

“of his understanding”

intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice