Isaiah 40:22
20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
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:
23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
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- BSB
- He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in,
- ASV
- [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;
- DARBY
- [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 gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
- BLB
- He is sitting above the circle of the earth, and its dwellers [are] like grasshoppers; He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and He spreads them out like a tent to dwell [in].
- ÅB
- Han er jo den som troner over den vide jord, og de som bor på den, er som gresshopper; han er den som bredte ut himmelen som et tynt teppe og utspente den som et telt til å bo i,
- OTB
- Han sitter på tronen over jordens sirkel, og dens innbyggere er som gresshopper. Han strekker ut himlene som et baldakin og brer dem ut som et telt å bo i.
- B1930
- Han er jo den som troner over den vide jord, og de som bor på den, er som gresshopper; han er den som bredte ut himmelen som et tynt teppe og utspente den som et telt til å bo i,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
Read in contextIsaiah 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 to them that walk therein:
Read in contextPsalms 104:2
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Read in contextIsaiah 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?
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
Read in contextJob 22:14
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Read in contextNumbers 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
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