Isaiah 40:13

Who hath forwarded the spirit of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor, and hath taught him?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and weighed the heavens with his palm? who hath poised with three fingers the bulk of the earth, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

14With whom hath he consulted, and who hath instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?

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Cross References

Job 36:22Behold, God is high in his strength, and none is like him among the lawgivers.

Jeremiah 23:18For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath seen and heard his word? Who hath considered his word and heard it?

John 1:13Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

1 Corinthians 2:16For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that we may instruct him? 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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