1 Raja-raja 22:5

22:5 Then Jehoshaphat added, ¹  “First seek an oracle from the Lord.” ² 

Yesaya 40:13

40:13 Who comprehends ³  the mind ⁴  of the Lord,

or gives him instruction as his counselor? ⁵ 

[22:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel.”

[22:5]  ² tn Heb “the word of the Lord.” Jehoshaphat is requesting a prophetic oracle revealing the Lord’s will in the matter and their prospects for success. For examples of such oracles, see 2 Sam 5:19, 23-24.

[40:13]  ³ tn Perhaps the verb is used metonymically here in the sense of “advises” (note the following line).

[40:13]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “or [as] the man of his counsel causes him to know?”