Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the waters he holds in the palm of his hand? Who has marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has worked out the amount of dust of the earth? Who has weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?

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Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

In Context

11He looks after his flock like a shepherd. He picks up the lambs in his arms and holds them close to his chest. He leads those that are nursing young.

13Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or taught him what to do as his counselor?

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Cross References

Job 28:25He decided how strong the wind should blow, and regulated the waters.

Psalms 102:25Long ago you created the earth; you made the heavens.

Proverbs 8:26when he hadn't made the earth and its fields or any of the earth's dust.

Isaiah 48:13I laid the foundations of the earth with my own hands; I personally spread out the heavens. When I call the stars, they all take their positions.

Revelation 20:11Then I saw a large white throne with the one who sits on it. Heaven and earth vanished, and they were never seen again.

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 →

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