Isaiah 40:14
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?
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
- KJV
- With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
- WEB
- Who did he take counsel with, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
- ASV
- With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?
- DARBY
- With whom took he counsel, and [who] gave him intelligence, and instructed him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?
- BLB
- With whom did he counsel, and [who] gave Him understanding and instructed Him in the path of justice? And [who] taught Him knowledge, and informed Him the way of understanding?
- ÅB
- Hvem har han rådført seg med, så han gav ham forstand og opplyste ham om den rette vei og gav ham kunnskap og lærte ham å kjenne visdoms vei?
- OTB
- Hvem rådførte Han seg med for å bli opplyst, og hvem lærte Ham den rette veien? Hvem var det som lærte Ham kunnskap, eller viste Ham forståelsens vei?
- B1930
- Hvem har han rådført sig med, så han gav ham forstand og oplyste ham om den rette vei og gav ham kunnskap og lærte ham å kjenne visdoms vei?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 21:22
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Read in contextColossians 2:3
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Read in context1 Corinthians 12:4–6
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
Read in contextJames 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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