Isaiah 40:9-17

9Get yourself up on a 1high mountain, O Zion, bearer of 2good news, Lift up your voice mightily, O Jerusalem, bearer of good news; Lift it up, do not fear. Say to the 3cities of Judah, “4Here is your God!”10Behold, the Lord 5God will come 6with might, With His 7arm ruling for Him. Behold, His 8reward is with Him And His recompense before Him.11Like a shepherd He will 9tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

12Who has 10measured the 11waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens by the 12span, And 13calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales?1314Who has 15directed the Spirit of the Lord, Or as His 16counselor has informed Him?1417With whom did He consult and who 18gave Him understanding? And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge And informed Him of the way of understanding?15Behold, the 19nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of 20dust on the scales; Behold, He lifts up the 21islands like fine dust.16Even Lebanon is not enough to burn, Nor its 22beasts enough for a burnt offering.1723All the nations are as nothing before Him, They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and 24meaningless.