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Isaiah 40:11-13
GOD’S WORD Translation
Isaiah 40:11-13
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 Like a shepherd he takes care of his flock.
He gathers the lambs in his arms.
He carries them in his arms.
He gently helps the sheep and their lambs.
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12 Who has measured the water of the sea [a] with the palm of his hand
or measured the sky with the length of his hand?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a bushel basket
or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills on a balance?
13 Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord
or instructed him as his adviser?
Footnotes
- 40:12 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text “Who has measured the water.”
Isaiah 40:11-13
New International Version
Isaiah 40:11-13
New International Version
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(A)
He gathers the lambs in his arms(B)
and carries them close to his heart;(C)
he gently leads(D) those that have young.(E)
12 Who has measured the waters(F) in the hollow of his hand,(G)
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?(H)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?(I)
13 Who can fathom the Spirit[a](J) of the Lord,
or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(K)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:13 Or mind
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