12 (A)Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
    and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
    and weighed the mountains in scales
    and the hills in a balance?
13 (B)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?
(C)Who taught him the path of justice,
    and taught him knowledge,
    and showed him the way of understanding?

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  1. Isaiah 40:13 Or has directed

12 Who has measured the waters of the sea[a] in the hollow of his hand
    and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
    and weighed the mountains in scales
    and the hills in a balance?(A)
13 Who has directed the spirit of the Lord
    or as his counselor has instructed him?(B)
14 Whom did he consult for his enlightenment,
    and who taught him the path of justice?
[[Who taught him knowledge
    and showed him the way of understanding?

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  1. 40.12 Q ms: MT lacks of the sea