ISA 40:12 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Τίς ἐμέτρησε τῇ χειρὶ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ τὸν οὐρανὸν σπιθαμῇ, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν δρακί; τίς ἔστησε τὰ ὄρη σταθμῷ, καὶ τὰς νάπας ζυγῷ;
(Tis emetraʸse taʸ ⱪeiri to hudōr, kai ton ouranon spithamaʸ, kai pasan taʸn gaʸn draki; tis estaʸse ta oraʸ stathmōi, kai tas napas zugōi; )

BrTr Who has measured the water in his hand, and the heaven with a span, and all the earth in a handful? Who has weighed the mountains in scales, and the forests in a balance?

ULT ⇔ Who has measured the waters in his palm,
⇔ and has gauged the sky with a handspan,
⇔ and comprehended the measure of the dust of the earth,
⇔ and weighed the mountains in scales,
⇔ or the hills in a balance?

UST There is no one like Yahweh!
⇔ Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?
⇔ Who else has measured the sky?
⇔ Who else knows how much soil is in the earth?
⇔ Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?

BSB ⇔ 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?

OEB Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand?
⇔ Who has ruled off the heavens with a span,
⇔ comprehend the dust of the earth in a measure,
⇔ and weighed the mountains in scales,
⇔ and the hills in a balance?

WEBBE ⇔ Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
⇔ and marked off the sky with his span,
⇔ and calculated the dust of the earth in a measuring basket,
⇔ and weighed the mountains in scales,
⇔ and the hills in a balance?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Who has measured out the waters in the hollow of his hand,
⇔ or carefully measured the sky,
⇔ or carefully weighed the soil of the earth,
⇔ or weighed the mountains in a balance,
⇔ or the hills on scales?

LSV Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And has meted out the heavens by a span,
And comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure,
And has weighed the mountains in scales,
And the hills in a balance?

FBV Who has measured the waters he holds in the palm of his hand? Who has marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has worked out the amount of dust of the earth? Who has weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?

T4T ⇔ There is no one like Yahweh!
⇔ ◄Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!► [RHQ]
⇔ ◄Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!► [RHQ]
⇔ ◄Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!► [RHQ]
⇔ ◄Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!► [RHQ]

LEB • the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, • comprehended the dust of the earth in a third of a measure • and weighed out the mountains in the scales,[fn] and the hills in a balance?

40:2 Hebrew “scale”

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?

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JPS 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?

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?

DRA Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and weighed the heavens with his palm? who hath poised with three fingers the bulk of the earth, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

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?

Drby 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?

RV 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?

Wbstr Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and measured 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?

KJB-1769 ¶ 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?[fn]
(¶ Who hath/has 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? )

40.12 a measure: Heb. a tierce

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand? and meted out heauen with the spanne, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountaines in scales, and the hilles in a balance?
(¶ Who hath/has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand? and meted out heaven with the spanne, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?)

40:12 Heb. a Tierce.

Bshps Who hath measured the waters in his fist? who hath measured heauen with his spanne, and hath comprehended all the earth of the worlde in three measures? who hath wayed the mountaynes and hylles in a ballaunce?
(Who hath/has measured the waters in his fist? who hath/has measured heaven with his spanne, and hath/has comprehended all the earth of the world in three measures? who hath/has wayed the mountains and hylles in a ballaunce?)

Gnva Who hath measured the waters in his fist? and counted heauen with the spanne, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure? and weighed ye mountaines in a weight, and the hilles in a balance?
(Who hath/has measured the waters in his fist? and counted heaven with the spanne, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure? and weighed ye/you_all mountains in a weight, and the hills in a balance? )

Cvdl Who hath holden the waters in his fist? Who hath measured heauen with his spanne, and hath comprehended all the earth of ye worlde in thre fyngers? Who hath weyed the mountaynes and hilles?
(Who hath/has holden the waters in his fist? Who hath/has measured heaven with his spanne, and hath/has comprehended all the earth of ye/you_all world in three fyngers? Who hath/has weyed the mountains and hills?)

Wycl Who mat watris in a fist, and peiside heuenes with a spanne? Who peiside the heuynesse of the erthe with thre fyngris, and weide mounteyns in a weihe, and litle hillis in a balaunce?
(Who mat waters in a fist, and peiside heavens with a spanne? Who peiside the heuynesse of the earth with three fyngris, and weide mounteyns in a weihe, and little hills in a balaunce?)

Luth Wer misset die Wasser mit der Faust und fasset den Himmel mit der Spanne und begreift die Erde mit einem Dreiling und wieget die Berge mit einem Gewicht und die Hügel mit einer Waage?
(Who misset the water with the/of_the Faust and fasset the heaven with the/of_the Spanne and begreift the earth with one Dreiling and wieget the mountains/hills with one Gewicht and the hill with einer Waage?)

ClVg Quis mensus est pugillo aquas, et cælos palmo ponderavit? quis appendit tribus digitis molem terræ, et liberavit in pondere montes, et colles in statera?[fn]
(Who mensus it_is pugillo waters, and cælos palmo ponderavit? who/any appendit tribus digitis molem terræ, and liberavit in pondere mountains, and colles in statera? )

40.12 Quis mensus est? ID. Ne de vocatione gentium dubitetur, magnitudo vocantis describitur. Pugillo. Pugillus, contractis digitis pugnus, palmus a pollice usque ad minimum digitum extenta manus, ut per palmum et pugillum cœlos extentos et globum terræ noverimus.

40.12 Who mensus est? ID. Ne about vocatione gentium dubitetur, magnitudo vocantis describitur. Pugillo. Pugillus, contractis digitis pugnus, palmus from pollice until to minimum digitum extenta manus, as through palmum and pugillum cœlos extentos and globum terræ noverimus.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Who has measured … or the hills in a balance?

(Some words not found in UHB: who? measured in/on/at/with,hollow_of_~_hand,his waters and,heavens in/on/at/with,span marked_off and=all in/on/at/with,measure dust the=earth/land and,weighed in/on/at/with,scales mountains and,hills in/on/at/with,balance )

These rhetorical questions anticipate a negative answer and emphasize that only Yahweh is able to do these things. Alternate translation: “No one but Yahweh has measured … and the hills in a balance.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) measured the waters in the hollow of his hand

Yahweh knowing how much water is in the oceans is spoken of as if Yahweh held the water in his hand.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) measured the sky with the span of his hand

A “span” is the measure of length between the thumb and little finger when the hand is outstretched. Yahweh knowing the length of the sky is spoken of as if he measured it with his hand.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) held the dust of the earth in a basket

Yahweh knowing how much dust there is on the earth is spoken of as if he carried it in a basket.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) weighed the mountains in scales, or the hills in a balance?

Yahweh knowing how heavy the mountains are is spoken of as if he weighed them in scales and balances.

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