40:13 Who comprehends 1 the mind 2 of the Lord,
or gives him instruction as his counselor? 3
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?”