Isaiah 40:22

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

Psalm 68:33

The inhabitants

Isaiah 40:15

Numbers 13:33

Stretcheth

General references

Job 26:7

Psalm 136:6

Bible References

It is he that sitteth

The oracle on Egypt: Lo! Yahweh, riding upon a swift cloud, and he will enter Egypt, And the idols of Egypt shall shake at his presence, And, the heart of Egypt, shall melt within him;

Thus, saith Yahweh, The, heavens, are my throne, and The earth, is my footstool: Where then is the house which ye can build me? Or where is my place of rest?

He that sitteth in the heavens, will laugh, - My Lord, will mock at them:

Yahweh, at the Flood, was seated, And Yahweh hath taken his seat, as king, unto times age-abiding.

Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.

The inhabitants

Lo! nations, Are us a drop on a bucket, And as fine dust on a balance, are accounted, - Lo! islands, like an atom, can he hoist;

And, there, saw we the giants, sons of Anak descended of the giants, - And we were in our own eyes, as grass-hoppers, And, so, were we in their eyes.

Stretcheth

Thus, saith GOD himself - Yahweh, - Creator of the heavens that stretched them forth, Out-spreader of earth, and the products thereof, - Giver of breath to the people thereon, And of spirit to them who walk therein,

Thus, saith Yahweh Who hath redeemed thee, Who hath fashioned thee from birth, - I - Yahweh, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens, alone, Spreading forth the earth, of myself;

That thou hast forgotten Yahweh thy maker, Who stretched out the heavens And founded the earth? That thou hast dreaded continually, all the day, by reason of the fury of the oppressor, in that he was ready to destroy? Where then is the fury of the oppressor?

Who spreadeth out fire heavens, by himself alone! and marcheth along, on the heights of the sea;

Didst thou spread out, with him, the skies, strong as a molten mirror?

Where wast thou, when I founded the earth? Tell, if thou knowest understanding!

Of old - the earth, thou didst found, And, the work of thy hands, are the heavens;

Putting on light, as a robe, Stretching out the heavens, as a curtain;

He that made the earth by his power, That established the world by his wisdom, - And by his understanding stretched out the heavens,

The oracle of the word of Yahweh, on Israel, - Declareth Yahweh - Stretching out the heavens, and founding the earth, and fashioning the spirit of man within him:

and - Thou, by way of beginning, Lord, the earth, didst found, and, the works of thy hands, are the heavens, -

General references

Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.