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Isaiah 40:12
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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.
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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?
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Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or [being] his counsellor hath taught him?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Who hath measuredH4058 the watersH4325 in the hollow of his handH8168, and meted outH8505 heavenH8064 with the spanH2239, and comprehendedH3557 the dustH6083 of the earthH776 in a measureH7991, and weighedH8254 the mountainsH2022 in scalesH6425, and the hillsH1389 in a balanceH3976?
Original Hebrew
מִי־מָדַד בְּשָׁעֳלֹו מַיִם וְשָׁמַיִם בַּזֶּרֶת תִּכֵּן וְכָל בַּשָּׁלִשׁ עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וְשָׁקַל בַּפֶּלֶס הָרִים וּגְבָעֹות בְּמֹאזְנָיִם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
מִֽי |
mi- | H4310 | HTi | who? |
מָדַ֨ד |
ma.Dad | H4058 | HVqp3ms | has he measured |
בְּ/שָׁעֳל֜/וֹ |
be./sho.'o.L/o | H8168 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms | in/ (the) hollow of hand/ his |
מַ֗יִם |
Ma.yim | H4325 | HNcmpa | (the) waters |
וְ/שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ |
ve./sha.Ma.yim | H8064 | HC/Ncmpa | and/ (the) heavens |
בַּ/זֶּ֣רֶת |
ba./Ze.ret | H2239 | HRd/Ncfsa | with (the)/ span |
תִּכֵּ֔ן |
ti.Ken | H8505 | HVpp3ms | has he marked off? |
וְ/כָ֥ל |
ve./khol | H3557 | HC/Vqp3ms | and/ has he contained? |
בַּ/שָּׁלִ֖שׁ |
ba./sha.Lish | H7991 | HRd/Ncmsa | in (the)/ third of a measure |
עֲפַ֣ר |
'a.Far | H6083 | HNcmsc | (the) dust of |
הָ/אָ֑רֶץ |
ha./'A.retz | H776 | HTd/Ncbsa | the/ earth |
וְ/שָׁקַ֤ל |
ve./sha.Kal | H8254 | HC/Vqq3ms | and/ has he weighed? |
בַּ/פֶּ֨לֶס֙ |
ba./Pe.les | H6425 | HRd/Ncmsa | with (the)/ balance |
הָרִ֔ים |
ha.Rim | H2022 | HNcmpa | mountains |
וּ/גְבָע֖וֹת |
u./ge.va.'ot | H1389 | HC/Ncfpa | and/ hills |
בְּ/מֹאזְנָֽיִם |
be./mo.ze.Na.yim | H3976 | HR/Ncmda | with/ scales |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H1389 — גִּבְעָה (gibʻâh, ghib-aw'): feminine from the same as גֶּבַע; a hillock; hill, little hill.
- H2022 — הַר (har, har): a shortened form of הָרָר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.
- H2239 — זֶרֶת (zereth, zeh'-reth): from זָרָה; the spread of the fingers, i.e. a span; span.
- H3557 — כּוּל (kûwl, kool): a primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses); (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).
- H3976 — מֹאזֵן (môʼzên, mo-zane'): from אָזַן; (only in the dual) a pair of scales; balances.
- H4058 — מָדַד (mâdad, maw-dad'): a primitive root; properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended; measure, mete, stretch self.
- H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
- H6083 — עָפָר (ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'): from עָפַר; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
- H6425 — פֶּלֶס (peleç, peh'-les): from פָּלַס; a balance; scales, weight.
- H7991 — שָׁלִישׁ (shâlîysh, shaw-leesh'): or שָׁלוֹשׁ; (1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 12:18), or שָׁלֹשׁ; (2 Samuel 23:13), from שָׁלוֹשׁ; a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather threestringed 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); captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
- H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; 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); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
- H8168 — שֹׁעַל (shôʻal, sho'-al): from an unused root meaning to hollow out; the palm; by extension, a handful; handful, hollow of the hand.
- H8254 — שָׁקַל (shâqal, shaw-kal'): a primitive root; to suspend or poise (especially in trade); pay, receive(-r), spend, [idiom] throughly, weigh.
- H8505 — תָּכַן (tâkan, taw-kan'): a primitive root; to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test); bear up, direct, be (un-)equal, mete, ponder, tell, weigh.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H4310 — מִי (mîy, me): an interrogative pronoun of persons, as מָה is of things,; who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix; any (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- measured — Job 11:7-9, Job 38:4-11, Psalms 102:25-26, Psalms 104:2-3, Proverbs 8:26-28, Proverbs 30:4, Isaiah 48:13, Hebrews 1:10-12, Revelation 20:11
- weighed — Job 28:25
Reciprocal references (17): Genesis 1:2, Judges 15:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25, Job 9:5, Job 14:18, Job 37:18, Job 38:5, Psalms 111:2, Isaiah 41:4, Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 45:12, Jeremiah 31:37, Amos 4:13, Jonah 2:6, Zechariah 12:1, Acts 17:24, Acts 17:29
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: BALANCES, DIVINE, SPAN
- Torrey’s: CREATION, WEIGHTS
- Nave’s: BALANCES, GOD, IDOLATRY, MEASURE, READINGS, SELECT
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