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Isaiah 40:11-17
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 40
11
Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry
them
in the fold of His robe;
He will gently lead the nursing
ewes.
12
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And measured the heavens with a span,
And calculated the dust of the earth with a measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
13
Who has directed the Spirit of the
Lord
,
Or as His counselor has informed Him?
14
With whom did He consult and
who
gave Him understanding?
And
who
taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge,
And informed Him of the way of understanding?
15
Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales;
Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
16
Even Lebanon is not enough to burn,
Nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.
17
All the nations are as nothing before Him,
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.
King James Version
Chapter 40
11
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
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 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.
17
All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 40
11
He protects his flock like a shepherd;
he gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them in the fold of his garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.
12
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand?
Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure
or weighed the mountains on a balance
and the hills on the scales?
13
Who has directed the Spirit of the
Lord
,
or who gave him counsel?
14
Who did he consult?
Who gave him understanding
and taught him the paths of justice?
Who taught him knowledge
and showed him the way of understanding?
15
Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are considered as a speck of dust on the scales;
he lifts up the islands like fine dust.
16
Lebanon’s cedars are not enough for fuel,
or its animals enough for a burnt offering.
17
All the nations are as nothing before him;
they are considered by him
as empty nothingness.
New Living Translation
Chapter 40
11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will carry the lambs in his arms,
holding them close to his heart.
He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
12
Who else has held the oceans in his hand?
Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers?
Who else knows the weight of the earth
or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?
13
Who is able to advise the Spirit of the
Lord
?
Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him?
14
Has the
Lord
ever needed anyone’s advice?
Does he need instruction about what is good?
Did someone teach him what is right
or show him the path of justice?
15
No, for all the nations of the world
are but a drop in the bucket.
They are nothing more
than dust on the scales.
He picks up the whole earth
as though it were a grain of sand.
16
All the wood in Lebanon’s forests
and all Lebanon’s animals would not be enough
to make a burnt offering worthy of our God.
17
The nations of the world are worth nothing to him.
In his eyes they count for less than nothing —
mere emptiness and froth.
English Standard Version
Chapter 40
11
He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
12
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
and weighed the mountains in scales
and the hills in a balance?
13
Who has measured the Spirit of the
Lord
,
or what man shows him his counsel?
14
Whom did he consult,
and who made him understand?
Who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and showed him the way of understanding?
15
Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
and are accounted as the dust on the scales;
behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.
16
Lebanon would not suffice for fuel,
nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
17
All the nations are as nothing before him,
they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.
New International Version
Chapter 40
11
He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.
12
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?
13
Who can fathom the Spirit of the
Lord
,
or instruct the
Lord
as his counselor?
14
Whom did the
Lord
consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,
or showed him the path of understanding?
15
Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales;
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.
16
Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires,
nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.
17
Before him all the nations are as nothing;
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.
New King James Version
Chapter 40
11
He will feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry
them
in His bosom,
And
gently lead those who are with young.
12
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
Measured heaven with a span
And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure?
Weighed the mountains in scales
And the hills in a balance?
13
Who has directed the Spirit of the
Lord
,
Or
as
His counselor has taught Him?
14
With whom did He take counsel, and
who
instructed Him,
And taught Him in the path of justice?
Who taught Him knowledge,
And showed Him the way of understanding?
15
Behold, the nations
are
as a drop in a bucket,
And are counted as the small dust on the scales;
Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.
16
And Lebanon
is
not sufficient to burn,
Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.
17
All nations before Him
are
as nothing,
And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
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