Isaiah 40:12
In the hollow of whose hand have the waters been measured? and who is able to take the heavens in his stretched-out fingers? who has got together the dust of the earth in a measure? who has taken the weight of the mountains, or put the hills into the scales?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
13By whom has the spirit of the Lord been guided, or who has been his teacher?
Cross References
Job 28:25When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;
Psalms 102:25\102:24\I will say, O my God, take me not away before my time; your years go on through all generations:
Proverbs 8:26When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.
Isaiah 48:13Yes, by my hand was the earth placed on its base, and by my right hand the heavens were stretched out; at my word they take up their places.
Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:10-12
Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 708.) 9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! 10 Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and… Read the whole commentary →