Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 40:12-17

12Who hath measuredמָדַ֨דma.DadH4058the watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the hollow of his handבְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹbe.sho.'o.LoH8168,and meted outתִּכֵּ֔ןti.KenH8505heavenוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064with the spanבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239,and comprehendedוְכָ֥לve.kholH3557the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in a measureבַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁba.sha.LishH7991,and weighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254the mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022in scalesבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425,and the hillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389in a balanceבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976?

13Who hath directedתִכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505the Spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, or beinghis counsellorוְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָת֖וֹve.'Ish a.tza.ToH6098 H376hath taughtיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045him?

14With whom took he counselנוֹעָץ֙no.'AtzH3289, and whoinstructedוַיְבִינֵ֔הוּvay.vi.Ne.huH995him, and taughtוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925him in the pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,and taughtוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925him knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847,and shewedיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045to him the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of understandingתְּבוּנ֖וֹתte.vu.NotH8394?

15Behold, the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471areas a dropכְּמַ֣רke.MarH4752of a bucketמִדְּלִ֔יmi.de.LiH1805,and are countedנֶחְשָׁ֑בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803as the small dustוּכְשַׁ֥חַקu.khe.Sha.chakH7834of the balanceמֹאזְנַ֖יִםmoz.Na.yimH3976:behold, he taketh upיִטּֽוֹל׃yi.TolH5190the islesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339as a very little thingכַּדַּ֥קka.DakH1851.

16And Lebanonוּלְבָנ֕וֹןu.le.va.NonH3844isnotH369sufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767to burnבָּעֵ֑רba.'ErH1197,nor the beastsוְחַיָּת֔וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416thereof sufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767for a burnt offeringעוֹלָֽה׃ סo.LahH5930.

17All nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471before him areas nothing; and they are countedנֶחְשְׁבוּ־nech.she.vu-H2803to him less than nothingמֵאֶ֥פֶסme.'E.fesH657,and vanityוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

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