Isaiah 40:13

40:13 Who comprehends ¹  the mind ²  of the Lord,

or gives him instruction as his counselor? ³ 

Isaiah 40:18

40:18 To whom can you compare God?

To what image can you liken him?

Isaiah 42:23

42:23 Who among you will pay attention to this?

Who will listen attentively in the future? ⁴ 

Isaiah 44:10

44:10 Who forms a god and casts an idol

that will prove worthless? ⁵ 

Isaiah 60:8

60:8 Who are these who float along ⁶  like a cloud,

who fly like doves to their shelters? ⁷ 

[40:13]  ¹ tn Perhaps the verb is used metonymically here in the sense of “advises” (note the following line).

[40:13]  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.).

[40:13]  ³ tn Heb “or [as] the man of his counsel causes him to know?”

[42:23]  ⁴ tn The interrogative particle is understood in the second line by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[44:10]  ⁷ tn The rhetorical question is sarcastic. The sense is, “Who is foolish enough…?”

[60:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “fly” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NAB, NIV “fly along.”

[60:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “to their windows,” i.e., to the openings in their coops. See HALOT 83 s.v. אֲרֻבָּה.