Isaiah 40:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 40:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
מִֽי
mîy
H4310
who
מָדַ֨ד
mâdad
H4058
to measure
בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ
shôʻal
H8168
handful
מַ֗יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וְשָׁמַ֨יִם֙
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
בַּזֶּ֣רֶת
zereth
H2239
span
תִּכֵּ֔ן
tâkan
H8505
to measure
וְכָ֥ל
kûwl
H3557
to contain
בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ
shâlîysh
H7991
officer
עֲפַ֣ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְשָׁקַ֤ל
shâqal
H8254
to weigh
בַּפֶּ֨לֶס֙
peleç
H6425
scale
הָרִ֔ים
har
H2022
mountain
וּגְבָע֖וֹת
gibʻâh
H1389
hill
בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם
môʼzên
H3976
scales
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the sky 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?
-
King James Version Public Domain
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?
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Who has measured the waters in his palm or measured the heavens with a span or held the dust of the earth in a triple or weighed the mountains in a scale or the hills in a balance?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).