Isaiah 40:12-28

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.

1816To whomH4310 then will you likenH1819 GodH410? Or whatH4100 likenessH1823 will you compareH6186 with Him?19As for the 1718idolH6459, a craftsmanH2796 castsH5258 it, A goldsmithH6884 19platesH7554 it with goldH2091, And a silversmithH6884 fashions chainsH7577 of silverH3701.20He who is too impoverishedH5532 for such an offeringH8641 SelectsH977 a 20treeH6086 that does not rotH7537; He seeksH1245 out for himself a skillfulH2450 craftsmanH2796 To 21prepareH3559 22an idolH6459 that 23will not totterH4131.

2124Do you not knowH3045? Have you not heardH8085? Has it not been declaredH5046 to you from the beginningH7218? Have you not understoodH995 25from the foundationsH4144 of the earthH776?22It is He who 26sitsH3427 aboveH5921 the 2728circleH2329 of the earthH776, And its inhabitantsH3427 are like 29grasshoppersH2284, Who 30stretchesH5186 out the heavensH8064 like a 31curtainH1852 And spreadsH4969 them out like a 32tentH168 to dwellH3427 in.23He it is who reducesH5414 33rulersH7336 to nothingH369, Who 34makesH6213 the judgesH8199 of the earthH776 35meaninglessH8414.2436ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been plantedH5193, 37ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been sownH2232, 38ScarcelyH1077H637 has their stockH1503 takenH8327 rootH8327 in the earthH776, But He merelyH1571 blowsH5398 on them, and they witherH3001, And the 39stormH5591 carriesH5375 them away like stubbleH7179.25“40To whomH4310 then will you likenH1819 Me That I would be his equalH7737?” saysH559 the HolyH6918 OneH6918.2641LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 on highH4791 And seeH7200 42whoH4310 has createdH1254 theseH428 stars, The 43One who leadsH3318 forthH3318 their hostH6635 by numberH4557, He callsH7121 them allH3605 by nameH8034; BecauseH4480 of the 44greatnessH7230 of His mightH202 and the 45strengthH533 of His powerH3581, 46Not oneH376 of them is missingH5737.

2747WhyH4100 do you sayH559, O JacobH3290, and assertH1696, O IsraelH3478, “My wayH1870 is 48hiddenH5641 from the LordH3068, And the 49justiceH4941 due me 50escapesH5674 the noticeH5674 of 51my GodH430”?2852Do you not knowH3045? Have you not heardH8085? The 53EverlastingH5769 GodH430, the LordH3068, the CreatorH1254 of the endsH7098 of the earthH776 Does not becomeH3286 wearyH3286 or tiredH3021. His understandingH8394 is 54inscrutableH369H2714.