Isaiah 40:12-22

12Who has measured the water of the sea  with the palm of his hand or measured the sky with the length of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a bushel basket or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills on a balance?

13Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord or instructed him as his adviser?

14Whom did he consult? Who gave him understanding? Who taught him the right way? Who taught him knowledge? Who informed him about the way to understanding?

15The nations are like a drop in a bucket and are considered to be like dust on a scale. The weight of the islands is like fine dust.

16All the trees in Lebanon are not enough to burn an offering. Its wild animals are not enough for a single burnt offering.

17All the nations amount to nothing in his presence. He considers them less than nothing and worthless.

18To whom, then, can you compare God? To what statue can you compare him?

19Craftsmen make idols. Goldsmiths cover them with gold. Silversmiths make silver chains for them.

20The poorest people choose wood that will not rot and search out skillful craftsmen to set up idols that will not fall over.

21Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? Haven’t you been told from the beginning? Don’t you understand the foundations of the earth?

22God is enthroned above the earth, and those who live on it are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the sky like a canopy and spreads it out like a tent to live in.