Isaiah 40:12–26

¹²Who hath measured in the hollow of his hand the waters? And the heavens by a span hath meted out, And comprehended in a measure the dust of the earth, And hath weighed in scales the mountains, And the hills in a balance? ¹³Who hath meted out the Spirit of Jehovah, And, being His counsellor, doth teach Him! ¹⁴With whom consulted He, That he causeth Him to understand? And teacheth Him in the path of judgment, And teacheth Him knowledge? And the way of understanding causeth Him to know? ¹⁵Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up. ¹⁶And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt-offering. ¹⁷All the nations are as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him.

¹⁸And unto whom do ye liken God, And what likeness do ye compare to Him? ¹⁹The graven image poured out hath a artisan, And a refiner with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining. ²⁰He who is poor by heave-offerings, A tree not rotten doth choose, A skilful artisan he seeketh for it, To establish a graven image—not moved. ²¹Do ye not know—do ye not hear? Hath it not been declared from the first to you? Have ye not understood From the foundations of the earth? ²²He who is sitting on the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are as grasshoppers, He who is stretching out as a thin thing the heavens, And spreadeth them as a tent to dwell in. ²³He who is making princes become nothing, Judges of earth as emptiness hath made; ²⁴Yea, they have not been planted, Yea, they have not been sown, Yea, not taking root in the earth is their stock, And also He hath blown upon them, and they wither, And a whirlwind as stubble taketh them away. ²⁵And unto whom do ye liken Me, And am I equal? saith the Holy One. ²⁶Lift up on high your eyes, And see—who hath prepared these? He who is bringing out by number their host, To all of them by name He calleth, By abundance of strength (And he is strong in power) not one is lacking.