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Isaiah 40:12-28

12WhohathmeasuredH4058thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325inthehollowofhishand,andmetedoutheavenוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064withthespanבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239,andcomprehendedthedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inameasureH4058,andweighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254themountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022inscales,andthehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389inabalanceבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425?

13WhohathdirectedtheSpiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovah,orbeinghiscounsellor hathtaughthim?

14Withwhomtookhecounselנוֹעָץ֙no.'AtzH3289,andwhoinstructedhim,andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925himinthepathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734ofjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,andtaughtוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925himknowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847,andshowedtohimthewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofunderstandingH8394?

15Behold,thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471areasadropofabucket,andareaccountedH2803asthesmalldustofthebalance:behold,hetaketh uptheislesasavery little thing.

16AndLebanonוּלְבָנ֕וֹןu.le.va.NonH3844isnotsufficienttoburnבָּעֵ֑רba.'ErH1197,northebeaststhereofsufficientforaburnt-offering.

17Allthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471areasnothingכְּאַ֣יִןke.'A.yinH369beforehim;theyareaccountedH2803byhimaslessthannothingH369,andvanity.

18Towhomthenwillyelikenתְּדַמְּי֣וּןte.da.me.YunH1819Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410?orwhatlikenessדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823willyecompareuntohim?

19TheimageH6459,aworkman hath castit,andthegoldsmithH6884overlayethitwithgoldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091,andcastethforitsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701chains.

20Hethatistooimpoverishedforsuchanoblation choosethatreeH6086thatwillnotrotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537;heseeketh untohimaskilful workmantosetupagravenimageH6459,thatshallnotbemoved.

21Haveyenotknownתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045?haveyenotheardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085? hathitnotbeentoldH5046youfromthebeginning?haveyenotunderstoodH995fromthefoundationsמוֹסְד֖וֹתmos.DotH4146oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22Itishethatsittethabovethecircleח֣וּגchugH2329oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtheinhabitantsH3427thereofareasgrasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284;thatstretchethouttheheavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064asacurtain,andspreadeththemoutasatentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168todwellH3427in;

23thatbringeth princestonothingלְאָ֑יִןle.'A.yinH369;thatmakeththejudgesH8199oftheearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776asvanity.

24Yea,theyhavenotbeenplantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193; yea,theyhavenotbeensownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232; yea,theirstockhathnottakenH5375rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327intheearthH776:moreoverhebloweth uponthem,andtheywitherH3001,andthewhirlwind takeththemawayH5375asstubbleH7179.

25Towhomthenwillyelikenתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819me,thatIshouldbeequaltohim? saiththeHolyקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918.

26Liftשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375upyoureyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869onhighH4791,andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whohathcreatedבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254these,thatbringethouttheirhostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635bynumberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557;hecalleththemallbynameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;bythegreatnessמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230ofhismight,andforthatheisstronginpowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,notoneH376islacking.

27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100sayest thou,OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andspeakest,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Mywayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870ishidH5641fromJehovah,andthejusticeמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941duetomeispassedH5674awayיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674frommyGodוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430?

28Hast thounotknownיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045? hast thounotheardH8085?TheeverlastingGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,Jehovah,theCreatoroftheendsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, faintethnot,neitheriswearyיִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'H3021;thereisnosearchingH2714ofhisunderstandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394.

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