Isaiah 40:12 Hebrew Word Analysis
0 | | מִֽי | h4310 |
1 | Who hath measured | מָדַ֨ד | h4058 |
2 | in the hollow of his hand | בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ | h8168 |
3 | the waters | מַ֗יִם | h4325 |
4 | heaven | וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ | h8064 |
5 | with the span | בַּזֶּ֣רֶת | h2239 |
6 | and meted out | תִּכֵּ֔ן | h8505 |
7 | and comprehended | וְכָ֥ל | h3557 |
8 | in a measure | בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ | h7991 |
9 | the dust | עֲפַ֣ר | h6083 |
10 | of the earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | h776 |
11 | and weighed | וְשָׁקַ֤ל | h8254 |
12 | in scales | בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ | h6425 |
13 | the mountains | הָרִ֔ים | h2022 |
14 | and the hills | וּגְבָע֖וֹת | h1389 |
15 | in a balance | בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ | 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?