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Isaiah 40:12-14 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 40 · verses 12–14 · King James Version
12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? 13Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? 14With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?Isaiah 40:12-14 · King James Version
Isaiah 40:12-14 in context
10Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
13Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
14With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
15Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
16And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Cross references
- Proverbs 30:4
- Hebrews 1:10-12
- Psalms 102:25-26
- Job 38:4-11
- Isaiah 48:13
- Proverbs 8:26-28
- 1 Corinthians 2:16
- Romans 11:34
- Job 21:22
- Job 36:22-23
Key words (Strong's)
- comprehendedkûwlproperly, to keep inH3557 →
- counsellorʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- counsellorʻêtsâhadviceH6098 →
- instructedbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- knowledgedaʻathknowledgeH1847 →
- measuredmâdadproperly, to stretchH4058 →
- directedtâkanto balanceH8505 →
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
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