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10 Look! The Lord God comes with strength,
    and his arm[a] rules for him.
Look! His reward is with him,
    and his payment accompanies him.
11 Like a shepherd, he tends his flock.
    He gathers the lambs in his arms,
carries them close to his heart,
    and gently leads the mother sheep.”

Who is Like the Lord?

12 “Who has measured the waters of the sea[b]
    in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens
    by the width of his hand?[c]
Who has enclosed the dust of the earth
    in a measuring bowl,
or weighed the mountains
    in scales
        and the hills in a balance?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 40:10 I.e. the Messiah
  2. Isaiah 40:12 Lit. from
  3. Isaiah 40:12 So 1QIsaa Syr; MT LXX read by a hand’s width

10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes(A) with power,(B)
    and he rules(C) with a mighty arm.(D)
See, his reward(E) is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(F)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms(G)
and carries them close to his heart;(H)
    he gently leads(I) those that have young.(J)

12 Who has measured the waters(K) in the hollow of his hand,(L)
    or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?(M)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
    or weighed the mountains on the scales
    and the hills in a balance?(N)

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