Verse 13

Isaiah 40:13

King James Version

13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִֽי תִכֵּ֥ן אֶת ר֖וּחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְ/אִ֥ישׁ עֲצָת֖/וֹ יוֹדִיעֶֽ/נּוּ
English Translation
Who prepares the Spirit of the Lord, and who advises Him?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
✓ Bookmark
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 40 Context
1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God (Elohim). Focus ↗
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniq... Focus ↗
3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the... Focus ↗
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall... Focus ↗
5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of t... Focus ↗
6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness ther... Focus ↗
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the p... Focus ↗
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God (Elohim) shall stand for ever. Focus ↗
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest g... Focus ↗
10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward... Focus ↗
11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in h... Focus ↗
12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comp... Focus ↗
13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taugh... Focus ↗
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: beh... Focus ↗
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. Focus ↗
17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. Focus ↗
18 To whom then will ye liken God (Elohim)? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? Focus ↗
19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silve... Focus ↗
20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh un... Focus ↗
21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not unde... Focus ↗
22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers;... Focus ↗
23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Focus ↗
24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in... Focus ↗
25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Focus ↗
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host b... Focus ↗
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is pa... Focus ↗
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God (Elohim), the LORD, the Creator o... Focus ↗
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Focus ↗
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: Focus ↗
31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagle... Focus ↗