Isaiah 40:12-26

12WhoH4310 has 1measuredH4058 the 2watersH4325 in the hollowH8168 ofH8168 His handH8168, And measuredH8505 the heavensH8064 with a 3spanH2239, And 4calculatedH3557 the dustH6083 of the earthH776 with a 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 ofH7834 11dustH7834 on the scalesH3976; BeholdH2005, He liftsH5190 up the 12islandsH339 like fineH1851 dustH1851.16Even LebanonH3844 is not enoughH1767 to 13burnH1197, NorH369 its 14animalsH2421 enoughH1767 for a burntH5930 offeringH5930.1715AllH3605 the nationsH1471 are as nothingH369 beforeH5048 Him, They are regardedH2803 by Him as lessH4480 thanH4480 nothingH657 and 16meaninglessH8414.

1817To whomH4310 then will you likenH1819 GodH410? Or whatH4100 likenessH1823 will you compareH6186 with Him?19As for the 1819idolH6459, a craftsmanH2796 castsH5258 it, A goldsmithH6884 20platesH7554 it with goldH2091, And a silversmithH6884 fashions chainsH7577 of silverH3701.20He who is too impoverishedH5532 for such an offeringH8641 SelectsH977 a 21treeH6086 that does not rotH7537; He seeksH1245 outH1245 for himself a skillfulH2450 craftsmanH2796 To 22prepareH3559 23an idolH6459 that 24will not totterH4131.

2125Do you not knowH3045? Have you not heardH8085? Has it not been declaredH5046 to you from the beginningH7218? Have you not understoodH995 26from the foundationsH4144 of the earthH776?22It is He who 27sitsH3427 aboveH5921 the 2829circleH2329 of the earthH776, And its inhabitantsH3427 are like 30grasshoppersH2284, Who 31stretchesH5186 outH5186 the heavensH8064 like a 32curtainH1852 And spreadsH4969 them outH4969 like a 33tentH168 to liveH3427 in.23It is He who reducesH5414 34rulersH7336 to nothingH369, Who 35makesH6213 the judgesH8199 of the earthH776 36meaninglessH8414.2437ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been plantedH5193, 38ScarcelyH1077H637 have they been sownH2232, 39ScarcelyH1077H637 has their stockH1503 takenH8327 rootH8327 in the earthH776, But He merelyH1571 blowsH5398 on them, and they witherH3001, And the 40stormH5591 carriesH5375 them away like stubbleH7179.25“41To whomH4310 then will you compareH1819 Me That I would beH7737 his equalH7737?” saysH559 the HolyH6918 OneH6918.2642RaiseH5375 your eyesH5869 on highH4791 And seeH7200 43whoH4310 has createdH1254 theseH428 stars, The 44One who bringsH3318 outH3318 their 45multitudeH6635 by numberH4557, He callsH7121 them allH3605 by nameH8034; BecauseH4480 of the 46greatnessH7230 of His mightH202 and the 47strengthH533 of His powerH3581, 48Not oneH376 of them isH5737 missingH5737.