Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the water in his hand, and the heaven with a span, and all the earth in a handful? Who has weighed the mountains in scales, and the forests in a balance?

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In The King James Version

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 shall tend his flock as a shepherd, and he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and shall soothe them that are with young.

13Who has known the mind of the Lord? and who has been his counselor, to instruct him?

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Cross References

Job 28:25all that he has made; 1 The weight of the winds, the measures of the water. 1

Proverbs 8:26The Lord made countries and uninhabited tracts, 1 And the highest inhabited parts of the world. 1

Isaiah 48:13My hand also has founded the earth, and my right hand has fixed the sky: I will call them, and they shall stand together.

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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