Text -- Isaiah 40:13 (NET)

40:13 Who comprehends the mind of the Lord, or gives him instruction as his counselor?

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Isa 40:13

¹ tn Perhaps the verb is used metonymically here in the sense of “advises” (note the following line).

² tn In this context רוּחַ (ruakh) likely refers to the Lord’s “mind,” or mental faculties, rather than his personal Spirit (see BDB 925 s.v.).

³ tn Heb “or [as] the man of his counsel causes him to know?”