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Isaiah 40:14

40:13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? his: Heb. man of his counsel
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? instructed: Heb. made him understand understanding: Heb. understandings?

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Who did he take counsel with, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?

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?

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?

40:15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

What does Isaiah 40:14 mean?

Isaiah 40:14 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָעַץ (yâʻats), בִּין (bîyn), לָמַד (lâmad).

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With
whom
took
he
counsel,יָעַץyâʻats/yaw-ats'/H3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
and
who
instructedבִּיןbîyn/bene/H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
him,
and
taughtלָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/H3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
him
in
the
pathאֹרַחʼôrach/o'-rakh/H734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
of
judgment,מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
and
taughtלָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/H3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
him
knowledge,דַּעַתdaʻath/dah'-ath/H1847knowledge
and
shewedיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
to
him
the
wayדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of
understanding?תָּבוּןtâbûwn/taw-boon'/H8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
instructed:
Heb.
made
him
understand
understanding:
Heb.
understandings?

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Daniel 1:4

Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

Isaiah 29:24

They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine. come: Heb. know understanding

Isaiah 40:21

Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

Isaiah 43:10

Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. no: or, nothing formed of God

Isaiah 44:18

They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. shut: Heb. daubed

Jeremiah 10:2

Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? talk: or, reason the case with thee

Jeremiah 12:16

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.

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What does Isaiah 40:14 say?

Isaiah 40:14 (King James Version) reads: "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? instructed: Heb. made him understand understanding: Heb. understandings?"

Is Isaiah 40:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 40:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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