Isaiah 40:22
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
KJV
Qui sedet super gyrum terræ, et habitatores ejus sunt quasi locustæ ; qui extendit velut nihilum cælos, et expandit eos sicut tabernaculum ad inhabitandum ;
Vulgate
ὁ κατέχων τὸν γῦρον τῆς γῆς, καὶ οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ ὡς ἀκρίδες, ὁ στήσας ὡς καμάραν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ διατείνας ὡς σκηνὴν κατοικεῖν,
LXX
It is he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
ASV
הַ/יֹּשֵׁב֙ עַל ח֣וּג הָ/אָ֔רֶץ וְ/יֹשְׁבֶ֖י/הָ כַּ/חֲגָבִ֑ים הַ/נּוֹטֶ֤ה כַ/דֹּק֙ שָׁמַ֔יִם וַ/יִּמְתָּחֵ֥/ם כָּ/אֹ֖הֶל לָ/שָֽׁבֶת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Themes
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. This chapter begins the great consolatory section of Isaiah. The voice crying in the wilderness — prepare ye the way of the Lord — is identified in the Gospels with John the Baptist. All flesh is grass, but the word of our God shall stand forever. The incomparable majesty of God is displayed in his power over creation: he measur…
The heaven is the circumference of things created, both visible and invisible. For within its boundary are included and marked off both the mental faculties of the angels and all the world of sense. But the Deity alone is uncircumscribed, filling all things, and surrounding all things, and bounding all things, for He is above all things, and has created all things. Since , ther…
Cross-references
- Dan 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto h
- Heb 1:10 — And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
- Isa 40:15 — Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
- Isa 40:15 — Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
- Isa 40:17 — All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
- Isa 42:5 — Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit
- Isa 42:5 — Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit
- Isa 44:24 — Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
- Isa 44:24 — Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
- Isa 45:12 — I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
- Isa 48:13 — Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
- Isa 51:13 — And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he we
- Isa 51:13 — And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he we
- Isa 66:1 — Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
- Jer 10:12 — He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
- Jer 10:12 — He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
- Jer 51:15 — He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
- Job 9:8 — Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
- Job 9:8 — Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
- Job 22:14 — Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
- Job 26:7 — He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
- Job 35:5 — Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
- Job 37:16 — Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
- Job 37:18 — Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
- Job 38:4 — Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
- Job 38:5 — Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
- Num 13:33 — And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
- Num 13:33 — And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
- Prov 8:27 — When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
- Prov 8:27 — When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
- Ps 2:4 — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
- Ps 19:1 — The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
- Ps 29:10 — The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
- Ps 68:33 — To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
- Ps 102:25 — Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
- Ps 104:2 — Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
- Ps 104:2 — Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
- Ps 113:4 — The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
- Ps 135:5 — For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
- Zech 12:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.