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?
Cross-reference
Isaiah 48:13 echoes God's hand laying the earth's foundation — the same hand that measured waters and heavens here.
In Isaiah 42:5, God stretches the heavens and spreads the earth — directly echoing the creation acts measured here.
In Isaiah 41:4, God claims sovereignty over history — complementing the creation power depicted here.
Job 28:25 says God gave wind its weight and apportioned waters by measure — a direct parallel to measuring waters and weighing mountains.
Job 38:4-6 asks who measured the earth's foundations, directly paralleling the questions about measuring creation here.
Psalm 104:2 depicts God stretching out the heavens like a tent — directly paralleling the image of measuring the heavens in Isaiah 40:12.
Psalm 104:3 shows God laying beams on waters and riding clouds — echoing the same control over waters and skies as Isaiah 40:12.
Proverbs 8:26-28 describes Wisdom present when God drew a circle on the deep — mirroring the creation measurements in Isaiah 40:12.
Proverbs 30:4 asks who gathered wind in fists and wrapped waters — almost identical rhetorical questions about God's power over creation.
In Job 9:5, God moves mountains — directly echoing the power over mountains shown through weighing them here.
In Job 37:18, spreading the skies is questioned — parallel to marking off the heavens in this verse.
In Job 38:5, God's measuring line for the earth's dimensions directly parallels the measurement imagery here.
Zechariah 12:1 also portrays God as Creator who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth — affirming His sovereign power over creation.
In Jeremiah 31:37, the same imagery of measuring the heavens is used to guarantee God's unfailing covenant with Israel — a promise grounded in His immeasurable power.
Job 11:7-9 asks about God's unsearchable vastness, paralleling the rhetorical questions about measuring creation here.
Psalm 102:25 speaks of God laying earth's foundations — reinforcing His role as Creator who measures and establishes all things.
Amos 4:13 describes God as forming mountains and creating wind — reinforcing the Creator theme but adding that He reveals thoughts to humanity.
Acts 17:24 affirms God as Creator of all, echoing Isaiah 40:12's portrayal of His majesty — but emphasizes that He doesn't dwell in human temples.