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Isaiah 40

Isa. 40:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Who hath measured
madad (Hebrew #4058)
by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
KJV usage: measure, mete, stretch self.
Pronounce: maw-dad'
Origin: a primitive root: properly, to stretch
the waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
in the hollow of his hand
sho`al (Hebrew #8168)
the palm; by extension, a handful
KJV usage: handful, hollow of the hand.
Pronounce: sho'-al
Origin: from an unused root meaning to hollow out
, and meted out
takan (Hebrew #8505)
to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)
KJV usage: bear up, direct, be ((un-))equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.
Pronounce: taw-kan'
Origin: a primitive root
heaven
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
with the span
zereth (Hebrew #2239)
the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
KJV usage: span.
Pronounce: zeh'-reth
Origin: from 2219
, and comprehended
kuwl (Hebrew #3557)
properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
KJV usage: (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).
Pronounce: kool
Origin: a primitive root
the dust
`aphar (Hebrew #6083)
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
KJV usage: ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
Pronounce: aw-fawr'
Origin: from 6080
of the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
in a κmeasure
shaliysh (Hebrew #7991)
or shalosh (2 Sam. 23:13) {shaw-loshe'}; from 7969; a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three-stringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest)
KJV usage: captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
Pronounce: shaw-leesh'
Origin: or shalowsh ( 1 Chron. 11:11; 12:18) {shaw- loshe'}
, and weighed
shaqal (Hebrew #8254)
to suspend or poise (especially in trade)
KJV usage: pay, receive(-r), spend, X throughly, weigh.
Pronounce: shaw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
the mountains
har (Hebrew #2022)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
KJV usage: hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion.
Pronounce: har
Origin: a shortened form of 2042
in scales
pelec (Hebrew #6425)
a balance
KJV usage: scales, weight.
Pronounce: peh'-les
Origin: from 6424
, and the hills
gib`ah (Hebrew #1389)
a hillock
KJV usage: hill, little hill.
Pronounce: ghib-aw'
Origin: feminine from the same as 1387
in a balance
mo'zen (Hebrew #3976)
(only in the dual) a pair of scales
KJV usage: balances.
Pronounce: mo-zane'
Origin: from 239
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tierce.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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measured.
Isa. 48:13• 13Yea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: I call unto them, they stand up together. (Isa. 48:13)
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Job 11:7‑9• 7Canst thou, searching, find out God?{HR}Canst thou the Almighty find out to perfection?
 8Heights of heaven, what canst thou do?{HR}Deeper than hell, what canst thou know?
 9Longer than the earth [is] its measure,{HR}And broader than the sea. (Job 11:7‑9)
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Job 38:4‑11• 4Where wast thou when I founded the earth?{HR}Declare if thou hast understanding.
 5Who fixed its measure that thou shouldest know,{HR}Or who stretched the line upon it?
 6Whereon are its sockets sunken,{HR}Or who laid down its corner-stone,
 7When the morning stars sang together,{HR}And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
 8And [who] shut up the sea with doors,{HR}When it burst forth — came out of the womb,
 9When I made the cloud its garment,{HR}And thick darkness its swaddling-band,
 10And broke for it my law, and set bars and doors,
 11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no farther,{HR}And here let one set against the pride of thy waves? (Job 38:4‑11)
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Psa. 102:25‑26• 25Of old hast thou founded the earth,{HR}And the heavens [are] the work of thy hands.
 26{i}They{/i} shall perish, and {i}thou{/i} shalt endure;{HR}And all of them as the garment shall wax old;{HR}As the vesture shalt thou change them,{HR}And they shall be changed. (Psa. 102:25‑26)
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Psa. 104:2‑3• 2Wearing light as the robe,{HR}Spreading heavens as the curtains;
 3Who frameth his chambers in the waters,{HR}Who maketh clouds his chariot (vehicle),{HR}Who walketh on wings of wind; (Psa. 104:2‑3)
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Prov. 8:26‑28• 26While as yet he had not made the earth,{HR}Nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
 27When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there;{HR}When he set the circle upon the face of the deep;
 28When he established the skies above;{HR}When the fountains of the deep became strong; (Prov. 8:26‑28)
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Prov. 30:4• 4{i}Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended?{HR}Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?{HR}Who hath bound the waters in a mantle?{HR}Who hath established all the ends of the earth?{HR}What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?{/i} (Prov. 30:4)
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Heb. 1:10‑12• 10And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, foundedst the earth, and the heavens are works of thy hands.
 11They shall perish, but thou continuest; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
 12and as a covering thou shalt roll them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. (Heb. 1:10‑12)
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Rev. 20:11• 11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them. (Rev. 20:11)
measure.
Heb. tierce.
weighed.
Job 28:25• 25And meting out the waters by measure,{HR}In making a law for the rain, (Job 28:25)
• The verses that follow present to us the greatness and glory of the Creator-God in the most exalted language. (“Isaiah 40:9-45:14” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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?

W. Kelly Translation

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