New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 40:12-28

12Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310hasmeasuredמָדַ֨דma.DadH4058thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the hollowH8168of His handH8168,And markedH8505offH8505the heavensוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064by thespanבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239, Andcalculatedוְכָ֥לve.kholH3557the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776by the measureבַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁba.sha.LishH7991,And weighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254the mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022in a balanceבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425And the hillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389in a pair of scalesבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976?

13Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310hasdirectedתִכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505the Spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Or as Hiscounselorוְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָת֖וֹve.'Ish a.tza.ToH376 H6098has informedיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045Him?

14With whomמִ֤יmiH4310did He consultנוֹעָץ֙no.'AtzH3289and whogaveוַיְבִינֵ֔הוּvay.vi.Ne.huH995Him understandingH995? And whotaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925Him in the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941and taughtוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925Him knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847And informedיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045Him of the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of understandingתְּבוּנ֖וֹתte.vu.NotH8394?

15Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471are like a dropכְּמַ֣רke.MarH4752from a bucketמִדְּלִ֔יmi.de.LiH1805,And are regardedנֶחְשָׁ֑בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803as a speckH7834ofdustH7834on the scalesמֹאזְנַ֖יִםmoz.Na.yimH3976;Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005,He liftsיִטּֽוֹל׃yi.TolH5190up theislandsאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339like fineכַּדַּ֥קka.DakH1851dustH1851.

16Even Lebanonוּלְבָנ֕וֹןu.le.va.NonH3844is not enoughדֵּ֖יdeiH1767to burnבָּעֵ֑רba.'ErH1197,NorH369itsbeastsH2421enoughדֵּ֖יdeiH1767for a burntעוֹלָֽה׃ סo.LahH5930offeringH5930.

17Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471are as nothingכְּאַ֣יִןke.'A.yinH369beforeנֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048Him,They are regardedנֶחְשְׁבוּ־nech.she.vu-H2803by Him as lessH657thanH4480nothingH657andmeaninglessוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

18To whomמִ֖יmiH4310then will you likenתְּדַמְּי֣וּןte.da.me.YunH1819Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410?Or whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100likenessדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823will you compareתַּ֥עַרְכוּTa.'ar.khuH6186with Him?

19As for theidolהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459,a craftsmanחָרָ֔שׁcha.RashH2796castsנָסַ֣ךְna.SakhH5258it,A goldsmithוְצֹרֵ֖ףve.tzo.RefH6884platesיְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּye.rak.ke.'E.nuH7554it with goldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091,And a silversmithצוֹרֵֽף׃tzo.RefH6884fashionschainsוּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.KotH7577of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

20He who is too impoverishedH5532for suchan offeringתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641Selectsיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977atreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086that does not rotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537;He seeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245out for himself a skillfulחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450craftsmanחָרָ֤שׁcha.RashH2796Toprepareלְהָכִ֥יןle.ha.KhinH3559an idolפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459thatwill not totterיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.

21Do you not knowתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045?Have you not heardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085?Has it not been declaredהֻגַּ֥דhu.GadH5046to you from the beginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218?Have you not understoodהֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔םha.Vi.no.TemH995from the foundationsH4144of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22It is He whositsהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427aboveעַל־'al-H5921thecircleח֣וּגchugH2329of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And its inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427are likegrasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284, Whostretchesהַנּוֹטֶ֤הha.no.TehH5186out the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064like acurtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852And spreadsוַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥םvai.yim.ta.ChemH4969them out like atentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168to dwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427in.

23He it iswho reducesהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414rulersרוֹזְנִ֖יםroz.NimH7336to nothingלְאָ֑יִןle.'A.yinH369, Whomakesעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213the judgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776meaninglessכַּתֹּ֥הוּka.To.huH8414.

24Scarcelyאַ֣ף בַּל־'af bal-H1077 H637have they been plantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193,Scarcelyאַ֚ף בַּל־'af bal-H1077 H637have they been sownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232,Scarcelyאַ֛ף בַּל־'af bal-H1077 H637has their stockגִּזְעָ֑םgiz.'AmH1503takenH8327rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776,But He merelyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571blowsנָשַׁ֤ףna.ShafH5398on them, and they witherוַיִּבָ֔שׁוּvai.yi.Va.shuH3001, And thestormוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591carriesתִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ סti.sa.'EmH5375them away like stubbleכַּקַּ֥שׁka.KashH7179.

25“To whomמִ֥יmiH4310then will you likenתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819Me That I would be hisequalוְאֶשְׁוֶ֑הve.'esh.VehH7737?”saysיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the Holyקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918.

26Liftשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375up your eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869on highמָר֨וֹםma.RomH4791And seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whoמִי־mi-H4310has createdבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428stars, TheOne who leadsH3318forthH3318their hostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635by numberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557,He callsיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121them allלְכֻלָּם֙le.khu.LamH3605by nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;BecauseH4480of thegreatnessמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230of His mightאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH202and thestrengthוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533of Hispowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,Not oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of themis missingנֶעְדָּֽר׃ סne'.DarH5737.

27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do you sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and assertוּתְדַבֵּ֖רu.te.da.BerH1696,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “My wayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870ishiddenנִסְתְּרָ֤הnis.te.RahH5641from the Lordמֵֽיְהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068, And thejusticeמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941due meescapesH5674the noticeH5674ofmy Godוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430”?

28Do you not knowיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045?Have you not heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085? TheEverlastingעוֹלָ֤ם׀o.LamH5769Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Creatorבּוֹרֵא֙bo.Re'H1254of the endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776Does not becomeH3286wearyיִיעַ֖ףyi.'AfH3286or tiredיִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'H3021.His understandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394isinscrutableאֵ֥ין חֵ֖קֶר'ein Che.kerH369 H2714.

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