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Strong Concordance Isa 40:12 Who hath measured [04058] the waters [04325] in the hollow of his hand [08168], and meted out [08505] heaven [08064] with the span [02239], and comprehended [03557] the dust [06083] of the earth [0776] in a measure [07991], and weighed [08254] the mountains [02022] in scales [06425], and the hills [01389] in a balance [03976]?

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BALANCE occurs in Lev. 19:36 and Isa. 46:6, as the rendering of the Hebrew kanch', which properly means "a reed" or "a cane," then a rod or beam of a balance. This same word is translated "measuring reed" in Ezek. 40:3,5; 42:16-18. There is another Hebrew word, mozena'yim, i.e., "two poisers", also so rendered (Dan. 5:27). The balances as represented on the most ancient Egyptian monuments resemble those now in use. A "pair of balances" is a symbol of justice and fair dealing (Job 31:6; Ps. 62:9; Prov. 11:1). The expression denotes great want and scarcity in Rev. 6:5.
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