Isaiah 40:12
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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?”
עָפָר
Dust, dry earth. Aphar. The material from which God formed Adam. You are dust and to dust you shall return. But between the dust God breathed His own life into you.
מַיִם
the waters
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מַיִם
Waters. Mayim. God gathered the waters and called them seas. Jesus said rivers of living water will flow from within those who believe in Him.
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תָּכַן
has he marked off?
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תָּכַן
to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)
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מִי
who?
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מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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מָדַד
has he measured
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מָדַד
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
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הַר
mountains
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הַר
A mountain. Har. The mountain of the LORD. His holy mountain. God meets His people on mountains.
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