Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 40:12-27

12WhoH4310 has measuredH4058 the watersH4325 in the hollow of his handH8168, or marked offH8505 the heavensH8064 with the span of his handH2239? Who has heldH3557 the dustH6083 of the earthH776 in a basketH7991, or weighedH8254 the mountainsH2022 on a scaleH6425 and the hillsH1389 with a balanceH3976?13WhoH4310 has directedH8505 the SpiritH7307 of the LORDH3068 H376,1 or informed HimH3045 as His counselorH6098?214WhomH4310 did He consultH3289 H854 to enlighten HimH995, and who taught HimH3925 the pathsH734 of justiceH4941? Who impartedH3925 knowledge to HimH1847 and showed HimH3045 the wayH1870 of understandingH8394?

15SurelyH2005 the nationsH1471 are like a dropH4752 in a bucketH1805;they are consideredH2803 H2005 a speck of dustH7834 on the scalesH3976;He lifts upH5190 the islandsH339 3 like fine dustH1851.16LebanonH3844 is notH369 sufficientH1767 for fuelH1197,nor its animalsH2416 H369 enoughH1767 for a burnt offeringH5930.17AllH3605 the nationsH1471 are as nothingH369 before HimH5048;He regards themH2803 as nothingnessH657 and emptinessH8414.

18To whomH4310 will you likenH1819 GodH410 ?To whatH4100 imageH1823 will you compareH6186 Him?19To an idolH6459 that a craftsmanH2796 castsH5258and a metalworkerH6884 overlaysH7554 with goldH2091and fits withH6884 silverH3701 chainsH7577?20One lackingH5533 such an offeringH8641choosesH977 woodH6086 that will notH3808 rotH7537.He seeksH1245 a skilledH2450 craftsmanH2796to set upH3559 an idolH6459 that will notH3808 toppleH4131.

21Do you notH3808 knowH3045?Have you notH3808 heardH8085?Has it notH3808 been declared to youH5046 from the beginningH7218?Have you notH3808 understoodH995 since the foundationH4146 of the earthH776?22He sits enthronedH3427 aboveH5921 the circleH2329 of the earthH776;its dwellersH3427 are like grasshoppersH2284.He stretches outH5186 the heavensH8064 like a curtainH1852,and spreads them outH4969 like a tentH168 to dwell inH3427.23He bringsH5414 the princesH7336 to nothingH369and makesH6213 the rulersH8199 4 of the earthH776 meaninglessH8414.24No soonerH637 H1077 are they plantedH5193, no soonerH637 H1077 are they sownH2232,no soonerH637 H1077 have their stemsH1503 taken rootH8327 in the groundH776,thanH1571 He blowsH5398 on them and they witherH3001,and a whirlwindH5591 sweeps them awayH5375 like stubbleH7179.

25“ToH413 whomH4310 will you liken MeH1819,or who is My equalH7737?” asksH559 the Holy OneH6918.26Lift upH5375 your eyesH5869 on highH4791 :WhoH4310 createdH1254 all theseH428?He leads forthH3318 the starry hostH6635 by numberH4557;He callsH7121 each oneH3605 by nameH8034.Because of His greatH7230 powerH202 and mightyH533 strengthH3581,notH3808 one of themH376 is missingH5737.

27WhyH4100 do you sayH559, O JacobH3290,and why do you assertH1696, O IsraelH3478,“My wayH1870 is hiddenH5641 from the LORDH3068,and my claimH4941 is ignoredH5674 by my GodH430”?

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