12 Who hath measured H4058 the waters מַ֗יִם Ma.yim H4325 in the hollow of his hand , and meted out heaven וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ ve.sha.Ma.yim H8064 with the span בַּזֶּ֣רֶת ba.Ze.ret H2239 , and comprehended the dust עֲפַ֣ר 'a.Far H6083 of the earth הָאָ֑רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 in a measure H4058 , and weighed וְשָׁקַ֤ל ve.sha.Kal H8254 the mountains הָרִ֔ים ha.Rim H2022 in scales , and the hills וּגְבָע֖וֹת u.ge.va.'ot H1389 in a balance בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ ba.Pe.les H6425 ? 13 Who hath directed the Spirit ר֖וּחַ Ru.ach H7307 of Jehovah , or being his counsellor hath taught him ? 14 With whom took he counsel נוֹעָץ֙ no.'Atz H3289 , and who instructed him , and taught וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ vay.la.me.De.hu H3925 him in the path בְּאֹ֣רַח be.'O.rach H734 of justice מִשְׁפָּ֑ט mish.Pat H4941 , and taught וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ vay.la.me.De.hu H3925 him knowledge דַ֔עַת Da.'at H1847 , and showed to him the way וְדֶ֥רֶךְ ve.De.rekh H1870 of understanding H8394 ? 15 Behold , the nations גּוֹיִם֙ go.Yim H1471 are as a drop of a bucket , and are accounted H2803 as the small dust of the balance : behold , he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. 16 And Lebanon וּלְבָנ֕וֹן u.le.va.Non H3844 is not sufficient to burn בָּעֵ֑ר ba.'Er H1197 , nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering. 17 All the nations הַגּוֹיִ֖ם ha.go.Yim H1471 are as nothing כְּאַ֣יִן ke.'A.yin H369 before him ; they are accounted H2803 by him as less than nothing H369 , and vanity. 18 To whom then will ye liken תְּדַמְּי֣וּן te.da.me.Yun H1819 God אֵ֑ל 'El H410 ? or what likeness דְּמ֖וּת de.Mut H1823 will ye compare unto him ? 19 The image H6459 , a workman hath cast it , and the goldsmith H6884 overlayeth it with gold בַּזָּהָ֣ב ba.za.Hav H2091 , and casteth for it silver כֶּ֖סֶף Ke.sef H3701 chains . 20 He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree H6086 that will not rot יִרְקַ֖ב yir.Kav H7537 ; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image H6459 , that shall not be moved . 21 Have ye not known תֵֽדְעוּ֙ te.de.'U H3045 ? have ye not heard תִשְׁמָ֔עוּ tish.Ma.'u H8085 ? hath it not been told H5046 you from the beginning ? have ye not understood H995 from the foundations מוֹסְד֖וֹת mos.Dot H4146 of the earth הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha.'A.retz H776 ? 22 It is he that sitteth above the circle ח֣וּג chug H2329 of the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 , and the inhabitants H3427 thereof are as grasshoppers כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים ka.cha.ga.Vim H2284 ; that stretcheth out the heavens שָׁמַ֔יִם sha.Ma.yim H8064 as a curtain , and spreadeth them out as a tent כָּאֹ֖הֶל ka.'O.hel H168 to dwell H3427 in ; 23 that bringeth princes to nothing לְאָ֑יִן le.'A.yin H369 ; that maketh the judges H8199 of the earth אֶ֖רֶץ 'E.retz H776 as vanity. 24 Yea, they have not been planted נִטָּ֗עוּ ni.Ta.'u H5193 ; yea, they have not been sown זֹרָ֔עוּ zo.Ra.'u H2232 ; yea, their stock hath not taken H5375 root שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ sho.Resh H8327 in the earth H776 : moreover he bloweth upon them , and they wither H3001 , and the whirlwind taketh them away H5375 as stubble H7179 . 25 To whom then will ye liken תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי te.da.me.Yu.ni H1819 me , that I should be equal to him ? saith the Holy קָדֽוֹשׁ׃ ka.Do.osh H6918 One H6918 . 26 Lift שְׂאוּ־ se.'u- H5375 up your eyes עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם 'ei.nei.Khem H5869 on high H4791 , and see וּרְאוּ֙ u.re.'U H7200 who hath created בָרָ֣א va.Ra' H1254 these , that bringeth out their host צְבָאָ֑ם tze.va.'Am H6635 by number בְמִסְפָּ֖ר ve.mis.Par H4557 ; he calleth them all by name בְּשֵׁ֣ם be.Shem H8034 ; by the greatness מֵרֹ֤ב me.Ro H7230 of his might , and for that he is strong in power כֹּ֔חַ Ko.ach H3581 , not one H376 is lacking. 27 Why לָ֤מָּה La.mah H4100 sayest thou, O Jacob יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 , and speakest, O Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , My way דַרְכִּי֙ dar.Ki H1870 is hid H5641 from Jehovah , and the justice מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י mish.pa.Ti H4941 due to me is passed H5674 away יַעֲבֽוֹר׃ ya.'a.Vor H5674 from my God וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י u.me.'e.lo.Hai H430 ? Read all of Isaiah 40 ← Isaiah 39 Isaiah 41 → Commentaries on Isaiah 40 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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