Cross references

Isaiah 40:12

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?

Isaiah 40:12 BSB

Isaiah 40:12 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 30:4 (21 votes) and Hebrews 1:10–12 (20 votes). 22 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 1 to Revelation 20.

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Which verses does Isaiah 40:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

  2. And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. …

  3. Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? …

  4. In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.

  5. Isaiah 48:1314 votes

    Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.

  6. before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth. I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, …

  7. Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? …

  8. Job 28:259 votes

    When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,

  9. Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

  10. He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

Which verses point to Isaiah 40:12?

The 10 strongest of 22.