Isaiah 40:12

Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, And meted out the heavens with his span, And gathered the dust of the earth into a measure, And weighed the mountains in scales, And the hills 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 feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather up the lambs in his arms, And carry them in his bosom, And gently lead the nursing ewes.

13Who hath searched out the spirit of Jehovah, Or, being his counsellor, hath taught him?

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Cross References

Job 28:25When he gave the winds their weight, And meted out the waters by measure;

Psalms 102:25Of old hast thou laid the foundations of the earth, And the heavens are the work of thy hands;

Proverbs 8:26Ere yet he had made the land and the wastes, And the first of the clods of the earth.

Isaiah 48:13Yea, my hand hath founded the earth, And my right hand hath spread out the heavens; I called them; they stood forth together.

Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and no place was found 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 →

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