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Brenton's Septuagint

Isaiah 40:14

Or with whom has he taken counsel, and he has instructed him? or who has taught him judgement, or who has taught him the way of understanding;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Idolatry;   Readings, Select;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Counsels and Purposes of God, the;   Holy Spirit, the Teacher, the;   Wisdom of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - God;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Judgment;   Justice;   Religion;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Decrees of God;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shepherd;   Holman Bible Dictionary - God;   Isaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Micah, Book of;   Redeemer, Redemption;   Righteousness;   Servant of the Lord;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Inspiration and Revelation;   Omnipotence;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mem'phis;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Path;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Shabbat Naḥamu;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for December 23;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Who did he consult?Who gave him understandingand taught him the paths of justice?Who taught him knowledgeand showed him the way of understanding?
Hebrew Names Version
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shown to him the way of understanding?
King James Version
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?
English Standard Version
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?
New American Standard Bible
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?
New Century Version
Whom did he ask for help? Who taught him the right way? Who taught him knowledge and showed him the way to understanding?
Amplified Bible
With whom did He consult and who enlightened Him? Who taught Him the path of justice and taught Him knowledge And informed Him of the way of understanding?
World English Bible
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shown to him the way of understanding?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of whom tooke he counsell, and who instructed him and taught him in the way of iudgement? or taught him knowledge, and shewed vnto him the way of vnderstanding?
Legacy Standard Bible
With whom did He take counsel and who gave Him understanding?And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledgeAnd made Him know the way of understanding?
Berean Standard Bible
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?
Contemporary English Version
Did the Lord ask anyone to teach him wisdom and justice? Who gave him knowledge and understanding?
Complete Jewish Bible
Whom did he consult, to gain understanding? Who taught him how to judge, taught him what he needed to know, showed him how to discern?
Darby Translation
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?
Easy-to-Read Version
Did the Lord ask for anyone's help? Did anyone teach him to be fair? Did anyone teach him knowledge? Did anyone teach him to be wise?
George Lamsa Translation
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him and made him to understand the path of justice and taught him knowledge and showed him the way of understanding?
Good News Translation
With whom does God consult in order to know and understand and to learn how things should be done?
Lexham English Bible
With whom has he consulted, that he enlightened him and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and made the way of understanding known to him?
Literal Translation
With whom did He take counsel, and who trained Him and taught Him in the path of justice; and taught Him knowledge, and made known to Him the way of discernment?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At whom hath he asked coucel, to make him vnderstode, and to lerne him the waye of iudgment: to teach him science, and to enstructe him in the waye of vnderstodinge?
American Standard Version
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?
Bible in Basic English
Who gave him suggestions, and made clear to him the right way? who gave him knowledge, guiding him in the way of wisdom?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
With whom took He counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of right, and taught Him knowledge, and made Him to know the way of discernment?
King James Version (1611)
With whom tooke he counsell, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of iudgement? and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of vnderstanding?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who is of his counsayle, and geueth hym vnderstandyng, and hath taught hym the path of iudgement? who taught hym cunnyng, and opened to hym the way of vnderstandyng?
English Revised Version
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?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
With whom took he councel, and who lernyde hym, and tauyte hym the path of riytfulnesse, and lernyde hym in kunnyng, and schewyde to him the weie of prudence?
Update Bible Version
With whom did he take 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?
Webster's Bible Translation
With whom took he counsel, and [who] instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding?
New English Translation
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?
New King James Version
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?
New Living Translation
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?
New Life Bible
From whom did He ask for wisdom, and who gave Him understanding? Who taught Him the right way, and taught Him much learning? Who showed Him the way of understanding?
New Revised Standard
Whom did he consult for his enlightenment, and who taught him the path of justice? Who taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
With whom hath he taken counsel - And he hath given him intelligence, And instructed him in the path of justice, - And taught him knowledge, And in the way of intelligence, hath been giving him understanding?
Douay-Rheims Bible
With whom hath he consulted, and who hath instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?
Revised Standard Version
Whom did he consult for his enlightenment, and who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
Young's Literal Translation
With 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?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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?

Contextual Overview

12 Who has measured the water in his hand, and the heaven with a span, and all the earth in a handful? Who has weighed the mountains in scales, and the forests in a balance? 13 Who has known the mind of the Lord? and who has been his counsellor, to instruct him? 14 Or with whom has he taken counsel, and he has instructed him? or who has taught him judgement, or who has taught him the way of understanding; 15 since all the nations are counted as a drop from a bucket, and as the turning of a balance, and shall be counted as spittle? 16 And Libanus is not enough to burn, nor all beasts enough for a whole-burnt offering: 17 and all the nations are as nothing, and counted as nothing.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

instructed him: Heb. made him understand

understanding: Heb. understandings. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, Colossians 2:3, James 1:17

Reciprocal: Job 12:13 - counsel Job 21:22 - teach Job 26:2 - helped Job 34:13 - Who hath given Job 36:23 - Who hath Job 40:2 - instruct Proverbs 8:14 - Counsel Isaiah 19:12 - let them Jeremiah 23:18 - who 1 Corinthians 2:16 - who Ephesians 1:11 - the counsel Revelation 5:3 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 40:14
But remember me of thyself, when it shall be well with thee, and thou shalt deal mercifully with me, and thou shalt make mention of me to Pharao, and thou shalt bring me forth out of this dungeon.
Genesis 40:15
For surely I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here I have done nothing, but they have cast me into this pit.
Joshua 2:12
And now swear to me by the Lord God; since I deal mercifully with you, so do ye also deal mercifully with the house of my father:
1 Samuel 25:31
then this shall not be an abomination and offence to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself: and so may the Lord do good to my lord, and thou shalt remember thine handmaid to do her good.
2 Samuel 9:1
And David said, Is there yet any one left in the house of Saul, that I may deal kindly with him for Jonathan’s sake?
1 Kings 2:7
But thou shalt deal kindly with the sons of Berzelli the Galaadite, and they shall be among those that eat at thy table; for thus they drew nigh to me when I fled from the face of thy brother Abessalom.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him,.... This is the same as before, only repeated in other words, the more strongly to deny that any mere creature counselled, taught, and instructed the Spirit of Christ, in the ordering and managing the works of creation:

and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding? or gave him that judgment, knowledge, and understanding in framing the world, and all things in it, in that beautiful and regular manner that it is; which shows it to be a work of wisdom, more than human or angelical, and to be purely divine; no one, angel or man, could have struck out such a path of judgment, such a way of understanding, or showed such exquisite skill and knowledge, as appear in the works of creation; see Psalms 104:24.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

With whom took he counsel - The sentiment of the former verse is repeated here, in order, probably, to make it more emphatic.

In the path of judgment - The way of judging correctly and wisely; or the way of administering justice. It denotes here his boundless wisdom as it is seen in the various arrangements of his creation and providence, by which all things keep their places, and accomplish his vast designs.


 
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