Isaiah 40:16

Context

40:16 Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice;¹

its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings.²

Isaiah 66:23

Context
66:23 From one month³ to the next and from one Sabbath to the next, all people⁴ will come to worship me,”⁵ says the Lord.

[40:16] ¹tn The words “for a sacrifice” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[40:16] ²sn The point is that not even the Lebanon forest could supply enough wood and animals for an adequate sacrifice to the Lord.

[66:23] ³tn Heb “new moon.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[66:23] ⁴tn Heb “all flesh” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV); NAB, NASB, NIV “all mankind”; NLT “All humanity.”

[66:23] ⁵tn Or “bow down before” (NASB).