Isaiah 40:12
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 shall gently lead those that are with young.
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?
13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
- KJV
- 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?
- WEB
- Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and marked off the sky with his span, and calculated the dust of the earth in a measuring basket, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
- ASV
- 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?
- DARBY
- Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heavens with [his] span, and grasped the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in scales?
- BLB
- Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand and marked off the heavens with a handspan, and has held the dust of the earth in a measure, and has weighed the mountains on a scale, and the hills in scales?
- ÅB
- Hvem har målt vannene med sin hule hånd og utmålt himmelen med sine utspente fingrer og samlet jordens muld i skjeppe og veid fjell på vekt og hauger i vektskåler?
- OTB
- Hvem har målt vannene i sin hule hånd, eller med sin hånds spenn satt himlene på plass? Hvem har samlet jordens støv i et mål, eller veid fjellene på vektskålen og haugene på en vekt?
- B1930
- Hvem har målt vannene med sin hule hånd og utmålt himmelen med sine utspente fingrer og samlet jordens muld i skjeppe og veid fjell på vekt og hauger i vektskåler?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 30:4
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
Read in contextHebrews 1:10–12
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Read in contextPsalms 102:25–26
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Read in contextJob 38:4–11
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Read in contextIsaiah 48:13
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
Read in contextProverbs 8:26–28
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
Read in contextJob 28:25
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
Read in contextRevelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
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