New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 40:12-17
12WhoH4310 has 1measuredH4058 the 2watersH4325 in the hollowH8168 of His handH8168, And markedH8505 offH8505 the heavensH8064 by the 3spanH2239, And 4calculatedH3557 the dustH6083 of the earthH776 by the measureH7991, And weighedH8254 the mountainsH2022 in a balanceH6425 And the hillsH1389 in a pair of scalesH3976?135WhoH4310 has 6directedH8505 the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068, Or as His 7counselorH376H6098 has informedH3045 Him?148With whomH4310 did He consultH3289 and who 9gaveH995 Him understandingH995? And who taughtH3925 Him in the pathH734 of justiceH4941 and taughtH3925 Him knowledgeH1847 And informedH3045 Him of the wayH1870 of understandingH8394?15BeholdH2005, the 10nationsH1471 are like a dropH4752 from a bucketH1805, And are regardedH2803 as a speckH7834 of 11dustH7834 on the scalesH3976; BeholdH2005, He liftsH5190 up the 12islandsH339 like fineH1851 dustH1851.16Even LebanonH3844 is not enoughH1767 to burnH1197, NorH369 its 13beastsH2421 enoughH1767 for a burntH5930 offeringH5930.1714AllH3605 the nationsH1471 are as nothingH369 beforeH5048 Him, They are regardedH2803 by Him as lessH657 thanH4480 nothingH657 and 15meaninglessH8414.
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 40:12 Job 38:8-11; Ps 102:25, 26; Is 48:13; Heb 1:10-12 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 40:12 DSS reads waters of the sea ↩
- 3. Isaiah 40:12 Or half cubit; i.e. 9 in. ↩
- 4. Isaiah 40:12 Lit contained or comprehended ↩
- 5. Isaiah 40:13 Rom 11:34; 1 Cor 2:16 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 40:13 Or measured, marked off ↩
- 7. Isaiah 40:13 Is 41:28 ↩
- 8. Isaiah 40:14 Job 38:4 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 40:14 Job 21:22; Col 2:3 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 40:15 Jer 10:10 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 40:15 Is 17:13; 29:5 ↩
- 12. Isaiah 40:15 Or coastlands ↩
- 13. Isaiah 40:16 Ps 50:9-11; Mic 6:6, 7; Heb 10:5-9 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 40:17 Is 29:7 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 40:17 Or void ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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