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Isaiah 40:13-25 (NET)
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13 Who comprehends the mind of the LORD, or gives him instruction as his counselor? 14 From whom does he receive directions? Who teaches him the correct way to do things, or imparts knowledge to him, or instructs him in skillful design? 15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He lifts the coastlands as if they were dust. 16 Not even Lebanon could supply enough firewood for a sacrifice; its wild animals would not provide enough burnt offerings. 17 All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing. 18 To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him? 19 A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it. 20 To make a contribution one selects wood that will not rot; he then seeks a skilled craftsman to make an idol that will not fall over. 21 Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told to you since the very beginning? Have you not understood from the time the earth's foundations were made? 22 He is the one who sits on the earth's horizon; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. He is the one who stretches out the sky like a thin curtain, and spreads it out like a pitched tent. 23 He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth's leaders insignificant. 24 Indeed, they are barely planted; yes, they are barely sown; yes, they barely take root in the earth, and then he blows on them, causing them to dry up, and the wind carries them away like straw. 25 "To whom can you compare me? Whom do I resemble?" says the Holy One.
This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 18) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - To whom, then, will you compare God?
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 13) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 14) Prayer of the Righeous - More Powerful Than We Can Imagine (part II) (2013-03-06)
(v. 14) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 15) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 15) Fearing God - Infinitely Greater Than Nations (2011-07-29)
(v. 16) Fearing God - Infinitely Greater Than Nations (2011-07-29)
(v. 16) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 17) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 17) Fearing God - Infinitely Greater Than Nations (2011-07-29)
(v. 18) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 19) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 20) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 21) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 22) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 23) Fearing God - Control of Rulers (2011-07-30)
(v. 23) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 24) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 25) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 14) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)
Definition(s):
Lebanon (Leb-an-on): white, incense
