Isaiah 40:12
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Isaiah 40:12
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Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens by the span, And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales?
Isaiah 40:13
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Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counselor has informed Him?
Isaiah 40:14
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With whom did He consult and {who} gave Him understanding? And {who} taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge And informed Him of the way of understanding?
Isaiah 40:15
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Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales; Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
Isaiah 40:16
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Even Lebanon is not enough to burn, Nor its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
Isaiah 40:17
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All the nations are as nothing before Him, They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.
Isaiah 40:18
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To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
Isaiah 40:19
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{As for} the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith {fashions} chains of silver.
Isaiah 40:20
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He who is too impoverished for {such} an offering Selects a tree that does not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To prepare an idol that will not totter.
Isaiah 40:21
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Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
Isaiah 40:22
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It is He who (Or {is enthroned}) sits above the (Or {vault}) circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Isaiah 40:23
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He {it is} who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
Isaiah 40:24
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(Or {Not even}) Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble.
Isaiah 40:25
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"To whom then will you liken Me That I would be {his} equal?" says the Holy One.
Isaiah 40:26
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Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these {stars,} The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of {His} power, Not one {of them} is missing.
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