Isaiah 40:22

It is He that sitteth above the circle of the earth, And the inhabitants are to him as grasshoppers; That stretcheth out the heavens as a canopy, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

21Do ye not know? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have ye not considered the foundations of the earth?

23That bringeth princes to nothing, And reduceth the rulers of the earth to vanity.

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Cross References

Job 22:14Dark clouds are a veil to him, and he cannot see; And he walketh upon the arch of heaven.”

Job 36:29Who can understand the spreading of his clouds, And the rattling of his pavilion?

Job 38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding!

Psalms 29:10Jehovah sitteth above the flood; Yea, Jehovah sitteth king for ever.

Psalms 102:25Of old hast thou laid the foundations of the earth, And the heavens are the work of thy hands;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:19-27

Vanity of Idols. ( b. c. 708.) 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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