Isaiah 40:16 (WEB)
Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor its animals sufficient for a burnt offering.
Fathers and councils · 3
Gregory of Nyssa
“…in Whom are all things, Who sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and hath meted out heaven with the span, Who measureth the water in the hollow of his hand, Who holdeth in His hand all things that are, Who dwelleth on high and looketh upon the things that are lowly, or rather did look upon them to make all the…” — editor's note: Cf. Isa. xl. 12–22.
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Justin Martyr
“But Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts sufficient for a burnt-offering; and all the nations are considered nothing, and for nothing.’ ”” — editor's note: Isa. xl. 1–17.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Who was His helper, when He made the heavens,—Who, when He laid the foundations of the world?” — editor's note: Job xxxviii. 4–6; Isa. xl. 12–17.
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