Commentary for Isaiah 40:16
וּלְבָנ֕וֹן אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י בָּעֵ֑ר וְחַיָּת֔וֹ אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י עוֹלָֽה׃ (ס)
And Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, Nor the beasts thereof sufficient for burnt-offerings.
Rashi on Isaiah
there is not enough to burn on His altar.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
And Lebanon is not sufficient, etc. God does not want burnt offerings; Lebanon would not suffice for fuel, if He wanted offerings. Lebanon is mentioned by the prophet simply as an example which his hearers can understand ; in reality, however, he refers to all the woods of the earth. The same remark applies to the words and the beasts thereof.
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Rashi on Isaiah
and its beasts (the beasts] of the Lebanonthere is not enough for burnt offerings. Another explanation is: And the Lebanon etc. to expiate the iniquity of the heathens.
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