Isaiah 40:12 Hebrew Word Analysis

0מִֽיh4310
1Who hath measuredמָדַ֨דh4058
2in the hollow of his handבְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹh8168
3the watersמַ֗יִםh4325
4heavenוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙h8064
5with the spanבַּזֶּ֣רֶתh2239
6and meted outתִּכֵּ֔ןh8505
7and comprehendedוְכָ֥לh3557
8in a measureבַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁh7991
9the dustעֲפַ֣רh6083
10of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץh776
11and weighedוְשָׁקַ֤לh8254
12in scalesבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙h6425
13the mountainsהָרִ֔יםh2022
14and the hillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתh1389
15in a balanceבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃h3976

Other Translations

King James Version (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?

American Standard Version (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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In the hollow of whose hand have the waters been measured? and who is able to take the heavens in his stretched-out fingers? who has got together the dust of the earth in a measure? who has taken the weight of the mountains, or put the hills into the scales?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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?

World English Bible (WEB)

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the sky 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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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?