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
The burden of Egypt. Behold, LORD rides upon a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt. And the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Isaiah 66:1
Thus says LORD, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What manner of house will ye build to me, and what place shall be my rest?
Psalm 2:4
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. LORD will have them in derision.
Psalm 29:10
LORD sat [as King] at the Flood. Yea, LORD sits as King forever.
Psalm 68:33
to him who rides upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old. Lo, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
The inhabitants
Isaiah 40:15
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance. Behold, he takes up the isles as a very little thing.
Numbers 13:33
And we saw there the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim. And we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Stretcheth
Isaiah 42:5
Thus says God, LORD, he who created the heavens, and stretched them forth, he who spread abroad the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to those who walk in it,
Isaiah 44:24
Thus says LORD, thy Redeemer, and he who formed thee from the womb: I am LORD, who makes all things, who stretches forth the heavens alone, who spreads abroad the earth (who is with me?),
Isaiah 51:13
and have forgotten LORD thy maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth, and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he makes ready to destroy? And where is the fury
Job 9:8
who alone stretches out the heavens, and treads upon the waves of the sea,
Job 37:18
Can thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?
Job 38:4
Where were thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou have understanding.
Psalm 102:25
Of old thou laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Psalm 104:2
who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
Jeremiah 10:12
He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.
Zechariah 12:1
The burden of the word of LORD concerning Israel. [Thus] says LORD, who stretches forth the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him:
Hebrews 1:10
And thou, Lord, at the beginnings founded the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands.
General references
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
Psalm 136:6
to him who spread forth the earth above the waters, for his loving kindness [is] forever,