Isaiah 40:12

“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 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?" - Isaiah 40:12
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What does Isaiah 40:12 mean?

Isaiah 40:12 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, “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?” This verse is…

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The Hand That Measures Creation: A Devotional Reflection on Isaiah 40:12

Isaiah 40:12 (KJV) presents us with a profound image of God's sovereignty and power: "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…

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The Greatness of God: A Prayer of Awe and Reflection

O Sovereign Lord, You who art the Creator of all that is seen and unseen, we come before You with hearts full of reverence and awe. As we reflect on Your mighty works, as captured in the words of Isaiah 40:12, we are reminded of Your immeasurable power. Who hath measured the…

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Isaiah 40:12 - "¶ 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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Isaiah 40:23 - "That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity."
Isaiah 40:16 - "And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering."
Isaiah 40:1 - "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God."
Isaiah 40:29 - "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."
Isaiah 40:8 - "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
Isaiah 40:25 - "To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One."
Isaiah 40:30 - "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"
Isaiah 40:18 - "¶ To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?"
Isaiah 40:17 - "All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity."
Isaiah 40:19 - "The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains."
Isaiah 40:7 - "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass."
Isaiah 40:5 - "And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it."
Genesis 40:12 - "And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:"
Isaiah 40:3 - "¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God."
Luke 12:40 - "Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not."
Exodus 12:40 - "¶ Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years."
Isaiah 40:15 - "Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing."
Job 40:12 - "Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place."
Isaiah 40:13 - "Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?" respectful, symbolic bible verse art
Isaiah 40:22 - "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:"