Isaiah 40:13
“Who has directed the Spirit of Yahweh, or has taught him as his counselor?”
— Isaiah 40:13
About this verse
Isaiah 40:13 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is Babylon. These words are attributed to Isaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the rhetoric genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine wisdom, divine independence, divine omniscience. Notable phrases: directed the Spirit of Yahweh; taught him as counselor.
Speaker
Isaiah
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
rhetoric
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