13 (A)Who has measured[a] the Spirit of the Lord,
    or what man shows him his counsel?
14 Whom did he consult,
    and who made him understand?
(B)Who taught him the path of justice,
    and taught him knowledge,
    and showed him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
    and are accounted (C)as the dust on the scales;
    behold, he takes up (D)the coastlands like fine dust.
16 Lebanon would not suffice for fuel,
    nor are (E)its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
17 (F)All the nations are as nothing before him,
    they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.

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  1. Isaiah 40:13 Or has directed

13 Who can fathom the Spirit[a](A) of the Lord,
    or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(B)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
    and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,(C)
    or showed him the path of understanding?(D)

15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
    they are regarded as dust on the scales;(E)
    he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.(F)
16 Lebanon(G) is not sufficient for altar fires,
    nor its animals(H) enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations(I) are as nothing;(J)
    they are regarded by him as worthless
    and less than nothing.(K)

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  1. Isaiah 40:13 Or mind

32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him,
    that we should (A)come to trial together.
33 (B)There is no[a] arbiter between us,
    who might lay his hand on us both.

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  1. Job 9:33 Or Would that there were an

32 “He is not a mere mortal(A) like me that I might answer him,(B)
    that we might confront each other in court.(C)
33 If only there were someone to mediate between us,(D)
    someone to bring us together,(E)

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25 If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, (A)for it was the will of the Lord to put them to death.

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25 If one person sins against another, God[a] may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will(A) intercede(B) for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:25 Or the judges

(A)Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
who (B)looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?

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Who is like the Lord our God,(A)
    the One who sits enthroned(B) on high,(C)
who stoops down to look(D)
    on the heavens and the earth?

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    (A)Serve the Lord with gladness!
    (B)Come into his presence with singing!

Know that (C)the Lord, he is God!
    It is he who (D)made us, and (E)we are his;[a]
    we are his (F)people, and (G)the sheep of his pasture.

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  1. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves

    Worship the Lord(A) with gladness;
    come before him(B) with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.(C)
    It is he who made us,(D) and we are his[a];
    we are his people,(E) the sheep of his pasture.(F)

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  1. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves

(A)“Can a man be profitable to God?
    Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right,
    or is it gain to him if you (B)make your ways blameless?

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“Can a man be of benefit to God?(A)
    Can even a wise person benefit him?(B)
What pleasure(C) would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?(D)
    What would he gain if your ways were blameless?(E)

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(A)If you are righteous, what do you give to him?
    Or what does he receive from your hand?
Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself,
    and your righteousness (B)a son of man.

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If you are righteous, what do you give to him,(A)
    or what does he receive(B) from your hand?(C)
Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself,(D)
    and your righteousness only other people.(E)

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10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are (A)unworthy servants;[a] we have only done what was our duty.’”

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  1. Luke 17:10 Or bondservants

10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”(A)

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24 (A)The God who made the world and everything in it, being (B)Lord of heaven and earth, (C)does not live in temples made by man,[a] 25 nor is he served by human hands, (D)as though he needed anything, since he himself (E)gives to all mankind (F)life and breath and everything.

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  1. Acts 17:24 Greek made by hands

24 “The God who made the world and everything in it(A) is the Lord of heaven and earth(B) and does not live in temples built by human hands.(C) 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.(D)

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