Isaiah 40:12

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

11As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth [them]: Suckling ones He leadeth.

13Who hath meted out the Spirit of Jehovah, And, [being] His counsellor, doth teach Him!

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Cross References

Job 28:25To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.

Psalms 102:25Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands [are] the heavens.

Proverbs 8:26While He had not made the earth, and out-places, And the top of the dusts of the world.

Isaiah 48:13Also, My hand hath founded earth, And My right hand stretched out the heavens, I am calling unto them, they stand together.

Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not 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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