Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 40:12-26

12Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has measuredמָדַ֨דma.DadH4058the watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the hollow of his handבְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹbe.sho.'o.LoH8168,or marked offתִּכֵּ֔ןti.KenH8505the heavensוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064with the span of his handבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239?Who has heldוְכָ֥לve.kholH3557the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in a basketבַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁba.sha.LishH7991,or weighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254the mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022on a scaleבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425and the hillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389with a balanceבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976?

13Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has directedתִכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505אֶת־'et-H853the Spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֥ישׁYah.weh ve.'IshH3068 H376,or informed Himיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045asHis counselorעֲצָת֖וֹa.tza.ToH6098?

14Whomמִ֤יmiH4310did He consultאֶת־ נוֹעָץ֙'et- no.'AtzH3289 H854to enlighten Himוַיְבִינֵ֔הוּvay.vi.Ne.huH995,and who taught Himוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925the pathsבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941?Who impartedוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925knowledge to Himדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847and showed Himיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of understandingתְּבוּנ֖וֹתte.vu.NotH8394?

15Surelyהֵ֤ןhenH2005the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471are like a dropכְּמַ֣רke.MarH4752in a bucketמִדְּלִ֔יmi.de.LiH1805;they are consideredנֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ הֵ֥ןnech.Sha.vu henH2803 H2005a speck of dustוּכְשַׁ֥חַקu.khe.Sha.chakH7834on the scalesמֹאזְנַ֖יִםmoz.Na.yimH3976;He lifts upיִטּֽוֹל׃yi.TolH5190the islandsאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339like fine dustכַּדַּ֥קka.DakH1851.

16Lebanonוּלְבָנ֕וֹןu.le.va.NonH3844isnotאֵ֥ין'einH369sufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767for fuelבָּעֵ֑רba.'ErH1197,nor its animalsוְחַיָּת֔וֹ אֵ֥יןve.chai.ya.To 'einH2416 H369enoughדֵּ֖יdeiH1767for a burnt offeringעוֹלָֽה׃ סo.LahH5930.

17Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471are as nothingכְּאַ֣יִןke.'A.yinH369before Himנֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048;He regards themנֶחְשְׁבוּ־nech.she.vu-H2803as nothingnessמֵאֶ֥פֶסme.'E.fesH657and emptinessוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

18To whomמִ֖יmiH4310will you likenתְּדַמְּי֣וּןte.da.me.YunH1819Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413?To whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100imageדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823will you compareתַּ֥עַרְכוּTa.'ar.khuH6186Him?

19To an idolהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459that a craftsmanחָרָ֔שׁcha.RashH2796castsנָסַ֣ךְna.SakhH5258and a metalworkerוְצֹרֵ֖ףve.tzo.RefH6884overlaysיְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּye.rak.ke.'E.nuH7554with goldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091and fits withצוֹרֵֽף׃tzo.RefH6884silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701chainsוּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.KotH7577?

20One lackingהַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ןham.su.KanH5533such an offeringתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641choosesיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086that will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537.He seeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245a skilledחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450craftsmanחָרָ֤שׁcha.RashH2796to set upלְהָכִ֥יןle.ha.KhinH3559an idolפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459that will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808toppleיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.

21Do you notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045?Have you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808heardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085?Has it notהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808been declared to youהֻגַּ֥דhu.GadH5046from the beginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218?Have you notהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808understoodהֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔םha.Vi.no.TemH995since the foundationמוֹסְד֖וֹתmos.DotH4146of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22He sits enthronedהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427aboveעַל־'al-H5921the circleח֣וּגchugH2329of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;its dwellersוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427are like grasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284.He stretches outהַנּוֹטֶ֤הha.no.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064like a curtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852,and spreads them outוַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥םvai.yim.ta.ChemH4969like a tentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168to dwell inלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427.

23He bringsהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414the princesרוֹזְנִ֖יםroz.NimH7336to nothingלְאָ֑יִןle.'A.yinH369and makesעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213the rulersשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776meaninglessכַּתֹּ֥הוּka.To.huH8414.

24No soonerאַ֣ף בַּל־'af bal-H637 H1077are they plantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193,no soonerאַ֚ף בַּל־'af bal-H637 H1077are they sownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232,no soonerאַ֛ף בַּל־'af bal-H637 H1077have their stemsגִּזְעָ֑םgiz.'AmH1503taken rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327in the groundבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thanוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571He blowsנָשַׁ֤ףna.ShafH5398on themand they witherוַיִּבָ֔שׁוּvai.yi.Va.shuH3001,and a whirlwindוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591sweeps them awayתִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ סti.sa.'EmH5375like stubbleכַּקַּ֥שׁka.KashH7179.

25“Toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413whomמִ֥יmiH4310will you liken Meתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819,or who is My equalוְאֶשְׁוֶ֑הve.'esh.VehH7737?”asksיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the Holy Oneקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918.

26Lift upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375your eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869on highמָר֨וֹםma.RomH4791וּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200:Whoמִי־mi-H4310createdבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254all theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428?He leads forthהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318the starry hostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635by numberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557;He callsיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121each oneלְכֻלָּם֙le.khu.LamH3605by nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034.Because of His greatמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230powerאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH202and mightyוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808one of themאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376is missingנֶעְדָּֽר׃ סne'.DarH5737.

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