Isaiah 40:13

By whom has the spirit of the Lord been guided, or who has been his teacher?

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In The King James Version

Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

In Context

12In the hollow of whose hand have the waters been measured? and who is able to take the heavens in his stretched-out fingers? who has got together the dust of the earth in a measure? who has taken the weight of the mountains, or put the hills into the scales?

14Who gave him suggestions, and made clear to him the right way? who gave him knowledge, guiding him in the way of wisdom?

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Cross References

Job 36:22Truly God is lifted up in strength; who is a ruler like him?

Jeremiah 23:18For which of them has knowledge of the secret of the Lord, and has seen him, and given ear to his word? which of them has taken note of his word and given attention to it?

John 1:13Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.

1 Corinthians 2:16For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:13-18

Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 708.) 12 Who 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? 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 taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding? 15 Behold, the… Read the whole commentary →

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