Isaiah 40:13

Who hath proved the spirit of Yahweh? Or being his counsellor hath been giving him knowledge?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, with the hollow of his hand, the waters. Or the heavens with a span, hath meted out, Or hath comprehended, in a measure, the dust of the earth, Or weighed, in scales, the mountains, Or the hills, in a balance?

14With whom hath he taken counsel—And he hath given him intelligence, And instructed him in the path of justice,—And taught him knowledge, And in the way of intelligence, hath been giving him understanding?

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Cross References

Job 36:22Lo, GOD, exalteth himself by his strength, Who like him doth teach?

Jeremiah 23:18For who hath stood in the council of Yahweh, that he should see and hear his word? Who hath given ear to his word and heard it?

John 1:13Who—not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but—of God, were born.

1 Corinthians 2:16For who hath come to know the mind of the Lord, that shall 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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