Jesaja 40:12
Wer maß die Wasser mit der hohlen Hand? Wer grenzte den Himmel mit der Spanne ab und faßte den Staub der Erde in einen Dreiling? Wer wog die Berge mit der Waage ab und die Hügel mit Waagschalen?This verse in the real world
In what words
- פֶּלֶסpeleça balance
- שֹׁעַלshôʻalthe palm; by extension, a handful
- זֶרֶתzereththe spread of the fingers, i.e. a span
- תָּכַןtâkanto balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, th
- שָׁלִישׁshâlîysha triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather threestringed lute)
- שָׁקַלshâqalto suspend or poise (especially in trade)
- כּוּלkûwlproperly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
- מָדַדmâdadproperly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figurativel
+6 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 30:4, Heb 1:10–12, Psa 102:25–26, Job 38:4–11, Isa 48:13, Pro 8:26–28, Job 11:7–9, Job 28:25