Isaiah 40:12-14
New King James Version
12 (A)Who has measured the [a]waters in the hollow of His hand,
Measured heaven with a [b]span
And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure?
Weighed the mountains in scales
And the hills in a balance?
13 (B)Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
Or as His counselor has taught Him?
14 With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him,
And (C)taught Him in the path of justice?
Who taught Him knowledge,
And showed Him the way of understanding?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:12 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; DSS adds of the sea; Tg. adds of the world
- Isaiah 40:12 A span .5 cubit, 9 inches; or the width of His hand
Isaiah 40:12-14
Lexham English Bible
12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens with a span,
comprehended the dust of the earth in a third of a measure
and weighed out the mountains in the scales,[a] and the hills in a balance?
13 Who has measured up the spirit of Yahweh
or informed him as his counselor[b]?
14 With whom has he consulted, that[c] he enlightened him[d]
and taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and made the way of understanding known to him?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:12 Hebrew “scale”
- Isaiah 40:13 Literally “the man of his counsel”
- Isaiah 40:14 Or “and”
- Isaiah 40:14 Or “made him understand”
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