Whosetits measurements?Sinceyou know.Orwhostretchedthe lineon it?
"Its measureis longerthanthe earthAnd broaderthanthe sea.
"When He impartedweightto the windAnd metedout the watersby measure,
"WhogaveHim authorityoverthe earth?And whohas laid[on Him] the wholeworld?
Their linehas goneout through allthe earth,And their utterancesto the endof the world.In them He has placeda tentfor the sun,
He also droveout the nationsbeforethem And apportionedthem for an inheritanceby measurement,And made the tribesof Israeldwellin their tents.
"When He establishedthe heavens,I was there,When He inscribeda circleon the faceof the deep,
When He setfor the seaits boundarySo that the waterwould not transgressHis command,When He markedout the foundationsof the earth;
But pelicanand hedgehogwill possessit, And owland ravenwill dwellin it; And He will stretchoverit the lineof desolationAnd the plumblineof emptiness.
Whohas measuredthe watersin the hollowof His hand,And markedoffthe heavensby the span,And calculatedthe dustof the earthby the measure,And weighedthe mountainsin a balanceAnd the hillsin a pair of scales?
It is He who sitsabovethe circleof the earth,And its inhabitantsare like grasshoppers,Who stretchesout the heavenslike a curtainAnd spreadsthem out like a tentto dwellin.
soas to preach the gospeleven to the regions beyondyou, [and] not to boastin what has been accomplishedin the sphereof another.
"He raisesthe poorfrom the dust,He liftsthe needyfrom the ashheapTo make them sitwith nobles,And inherita seatof honor;For the pillarsof the earthare the LORD'S,And He setthe worldon them.
