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11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
    he will gather the lambs in his arm,
and he will carry them in his bosom;
    he will lead those who nurse.
12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
    and marked off the heavens with a span,
comprehended the dust of the earth in a third of a measure
    and weighed out the mountains in the scales,[a] and the hills in a balance?
13 Who has measured up the spirit of Yahweh
    or informed him as his counselor[b]?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:12 Hebrew “scale”
  2. Isaiah 40:13 Literally “the man of his counsel”