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 concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.
Isaiah 66:1
Thus says the LORD: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest?
Psalm 2:4
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.
Psalm 29:10
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD sits enthroned as king forever.
Psalm 68:33
to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
The inhabitants
Isaiah 40:15
Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.
Numbers 13:33
And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them."
Stretcheth
Isaiah 42:5
Thus says God, the LORD, 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 spirit to those who walk in it:
Isaiah 44:24
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: "I am the LORD, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself,
Isaiah 51:13
and have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, and you fear continually all the day because of the wrath of the oppressor, when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the wrath of the oppressor?
Job 9:8
who alone stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the sea;
Job 37:18
Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror?
Job 38:4
"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
Psalm 102:25
Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
Psalm 104:2
covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.
Jeremiah 10:12
It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
Zechariah 12:1
The burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel: Thus declares the LORD, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him:
Hebrews 1:10
And, "You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands;
General references
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing.
Psalm 136:6
to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever;