Isaiah 40:13

Who hath directed the Ruach of Hashem, 1 or being His ish etzah (counselor) hath taught Him? 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 mayim in the hollow of His Hand, 1 and meted out Shomayim with a handbreadth, 1 and enclosed the aphar ha'aretz in a measure, 1 and weighed the harim (mountains) in scales, 1 and the geva'ot (hills) in a balance? + 40:12 See Prov 30:4 . 1

14With whom did He take counsel, 1 and who gave Him binah, 1 and taught Him in the orakh mishpat, 1 and taught Him da'as, 1 and showed Him the derech tevunot (way of understanding, intelligence)? 1

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Cross References

Job 36:22See, El exalted by His ko'ach. 1 Who is a moreh (teacher) like Him? 1

Jeremiah 23:18For who hath stood in the sod (council) of Hashem, 1 and hath perceived and heard His Devar? 1 Who hath marked His word, and heard it? 1

John 1:13He gave this tokef to the ones whose being born was not by the agency of natural descent, nor by the ratzon (will) of basar (fallen human nature), nor by the ratzon of a gever (male) — rather, to the ones born of G-d. + 1:13 Yn 3:3,7

1 Corinthians 2:16For, “Who has known the mind of Hashem so as to instruct Him?” + 2:16 Isa 40:13 TARGUM HASHIVIM But we have the mind of Moshiach.

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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