Isaiah 40:13

Who has meted out the Spirit of YHWH, || And [being] His counselor, teaches Him?

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, || And has meted out the heavens by a span, || And comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, || And has weighed the mountains in scales, || And the hills in a balance?

14With whom [did] He consult, || That he causes Him to understand? And teaches Him in the path of judgment, || And teaches Him knowledge? And causes Him to know the way of understanding?

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Cross References

Job 36:22Behold, God sits on high by His power, || Who [is] like Him—a teacher?

Jeremiah 23:18For who has stood in the counsel of YHWH, || And sees and hears His word? Who has regarded My word, and listens?

John 1:13who were begotten, not of blood, nor of will of flesh, nor of will of man, but of God.

1 Corinthians 2:16for who knew the mind of the LORD that he will instruct Him? And 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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