40:13 Who comprehends 2 the mind 3 of the Lord,
or gives him instruction as his counselor? 4
1 tn Cf. v. 2a.
2 tn Perhaps the verb is used metonymically here in the sense of “advises” (note the following line).
3 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.).
4 tn Heb “or [as] the man of his counsel causes him to know?”