Isaiah 40:14 (YLT)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

Isaiah 40:12 Who hath measured in the hollow of his hand the waters? And the heavens by a span hath meted out, And comprehended in a measure the dust of the earth, And hath weighed in scales the mountains, And the hills in a balance?

Isaiah 40:13 Who hath meted out the Spirit of Jehovah, And, <FI>being<Fi> His counsellor, doth teach Him!

Isaiah 40:14 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?

Isaiah 40:15 Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.

Isaiah 40:16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt-offering.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "consulted", "causeth", "understand", "teacheth", "path", "judgment", and "knowledge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "consulted" and "causeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Who hath meted out the Spirit of..." into verse 15's "Lo nations as a drop from a...", so "consulted" and "causeth" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "consulted" and "causeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.