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1.4 KiB
To whom then will you compare me, whom do I resemble?
Yahweh uses two similar rhetorical questions to emphasize that there is no one like him. AT: "There is no one to whom you can compare me. There is no one whom I resemble." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
Who has created all these stars?
This is a leading question that anticipates the answer, Yahweh. AT: "Yahweh has created all these stars!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
He leads out their formations
Here the word "formations" refers to military formations. The prophet speaks of the stars as if they were soldiers whom Yahweh commands to appear. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
By the greatness of his might and by the strength of his power
The phrases "the greatness of his might" and "the strength of his power" form a doublet that emphasizes Yahweh's power. AT: "By his great might and powerful strength" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
not one is missing
This negative statement emphasizes the positive. AT: "every one is present" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)