Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 40:12-22

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.

18To whom then will ye likenתְּדַמְּי֣וּןte.da.me.YunH1819Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410?or what likenessדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823will ye compareתַּ֥עַרְכוּTa.'ar.khuH6186unto him?

19The workmanחָרָ֔שׁcha.RashH2796meltethנָסַ֣ךְna.SakhH5258a graven imageהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459,and the goldsmithוְצֹרֵ֖ףve.tzo.RefH6884spreadethיְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּye.rak.ke.'E.nuH7554it over with goldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091,and castethצוֹרֵֽף׃tzo.RefH6884silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701chainsוּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.KotH7577.

20He that isso impoverishedהַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ןham.su.KanH5534 H5533that he hath no oblationתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641choosethיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977a treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086thatwill not rotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537;he seekethיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245unto him a cunningחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450workmanחָרָ֤שׁcha.RashH2796to prepareלְהָכִ֥יןle.ha.KhinH3559a graven imageפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459, thatshall not be movedיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.

21Have ye not knownתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045?have ye not heardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085?hath it not been toldהֻגַּ֥דhu.GadH5046you from the beginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218?have ye not understoodהֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔םha.Vi.no.TemH995from the foundationsמוֹסְד֖וֹתmos.DotH4146of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22It ishe that sittethהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427upon the circleח֣וּגchugH2329of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof areas grasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284;that stretcheth outהַנּוֹטֶ֤הha.no.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064as a curtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852,and spreadeth them outוַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥םvai.yim.ta.ChemH4969as a tentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168to dwell inלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427:

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