Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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:
It is he that sitteth
The inhabitants
Stretcheth
General references
Bible References
It is he that sitteth
Isaiah 19:1
An oracle against Egypt:
Look, the Lord rides on a swift cloud
and is coming to Egypt.
Egypt’s idols will tremble before Him,
and Egypt’s heart will melt within it.
and is coming to Egypt.
Egypt’s idols will tremble before Him,
and Egypt’s heart will melt within it.
Isaiah 66:1
This is what the Lord says:
Heaven is My throne,
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?
Psalm 2:4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord ridicules them.
the Lord ridicules them.
Psalm 29:10 The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.
the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.
Psalm 68:33 to Him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens.
Look, He thunders with His powerful voice!
Look, He thunders with His powerful voice!
The inhabitants
Isaiah 40:15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are considered as a speck of dust in the scales;
He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
they are considered as a speck of dust in the scales;
He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
Numbers 13:33
We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim! To ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and we must have seemed the same to them.”
Stretcheth
Isaiah 42:5 This is what God, Yahweh, says—
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it
and life to those who walk on it—
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it
and life
Isaiah 44:24
This is what the Lord, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb, says:
I am Yahweh, who made everything;
who stretched out the heavens by Myself;
who alone spread out the earth;
who stretched out the heavens by Myself;
who alone spread out the earth;
Isaiah 51:13 But you have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?
Job 9:8 He alone stretches out the heavens
and treads on the waves of the sea.
and treads on the waves of the sea.
Job 37:18 can you help God spread out the skies
as hard as a cast metal mirror?
as hard as a cast metal mirror?
Job 38:4 Where were you when I established the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.
Tell Me, if you have
Psalm 102:25 Long ago You established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Psalm 104:2
He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,
Jeremiah 10:12 He made the earth by His power,
established the world by His wisdom,
and spread out the heavens by His understanding.
established the world
and spread out the heavens by His understanding.
Zechariah 12:1
An Oracle
The word of the Lord concerning Israel.
A declaration of the Lord,
who stretched out the heavens,
laid the foundation of the earth,
and formed the spirit of man within him.
A declaration of the Lord,
who stretched out the heavens,
laid the foundation of the earth,
and formed the spirit of man within him.
Hebrews 1:10
And:
In the beginning, Lord,
You established the earth,
and the heavens are the works of Your hands;
You established the earth,
and the heavens are the works of Your hands;
General references
Job 26:7 He stretches the northern skies over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.
He hangs the earth on nothing.
Psalm 136:6
He spread the land on the waters.
His love is eternal.
His love is eternal.