Isaiah 40:12

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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?Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?

In other translations

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?Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?

Hebrew words

מִי־mi-who?H4310מָדַדmadadhas he measuredH4058בְּשָׁעֳלוֹbesho'oloin [the] hollow of hand hisH8168מַיִםmayim[the] watersH4325וְשָׁמַיִםveshamayimand [the] heavensH8064בַּזֶּרֶתbazeretwith <the> spanH2239תִּכֵּןtikenhas he marked off?H8505וְכָלvekholand has he contained?H3557בַּשָּׁלִשׁbashalishin <the> third of a measureH7991עֲפַר'afar[the] dust ofH6083הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וְשָׁקַלveshakaland has he weighed?H8254בַּפֶּלֶסbapeleswith <the> balanceH6425הָרִיםharimmountainsH2022וּגְבָעוֹתugeva'otand hillsH1389בְּמֹאזְנָיִם׃bemozenayimwith scalesH3976

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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