#ScriptureReflection - Isaiah 40:10-17 (7.24.20)

¹⁰ Here comes with power
    the Lord God,
    who rules by his strong arm;
Here is his reward with him,
    his recompense before him.
¹¹ Like a shepherd he feeds his flock;
    in his arms he gathers the lambs,
Carrying them in his bosom,
    leading the ewes with care.
 

Power of God and the Vanity of Idols

¹² Who has measured with his palm the waters,
    marked off the heavens with a span,
    held in his fingers the dust of the earth,
    weighed the mountains in scales
    and the hills in a balance?

 
¹³ Who has directed the spirit of the Lord,
    or instructed him as his counselor?
¹⁴ Whom did he consult to gain knowledge?
    Who taught him the path of judgment,
    or showed him the way of understanding?

¹⁵ See, the nations count as a drop in the bucket,
    as a wisp of cloud on the scales;
    the coastlands weigh no more than a speck.

 
¹⁶ Lebanon would not suffice for fuel,
    nor its animals be enough for burnt offerings.
¹⁷ Before him all the nations are as nought,
    as nothing and void he counts them.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)