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 of Egypt: Look! Yahweh [is] riding on a swift cloud and [is] coming [to] Egypt. And the idols of Egypt will tremble in front of him, and the heart of Egypt melts in his inner parts.
Isaiah 66:1
Thus says Yahweh: "Heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] the footstool for my feet. Where [is] this house that you would build for me? And where [is] this resting place for me?
Psalm 2:4
[He who] sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs. The Lord derides them.
Psalm 29:10
Yahweh sits [enthroned] at the flood, and Yahweh sits [as] king forever.
Psalm 68:33
to the one who rides in the highest heavens of old. See, he gives forth his voice, a mighty voice.
The inhabitants
Isaiah 40:15
Look! [The] nations [are] like a drop from a bucket, and they are counted like dust of [the] balances! Look! He weighs [the] islands like a thin covering.
Numbers 13:33
There we saw the Nephilim (the descendants of Anak [came] from the Nephilim), and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their eyes."
Stretcheth
Isaiah 42:5
Thus says the God, Yahweh, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it.
Isaiah 44:24
Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, and he who formed you in [the] womb: "I [am] Yahweh, who made everything, who stretched out [the] heavens alone, who spread out the earth--who [was] with me?--
Isaiah 51:13
And you have forgotten Yahweh, your maker, who stretched out [the] heavens, and founded [the] earth. And you tremble continually, all day, because of the wrath of the oppressor when he {takes aim} to destroy. But where [is] the wrath of the oppressor?
Job 9:8
[He is the one] who alone stretches out [the] heavens and [who] tramples on [the] waves of [the] sea.
Job 37:18
with him can you spread out [the] skies, hard as a molten mirror?
Job 38:4
"Where were you at my laying the foundation of [the] earth? Tell [me], if you possess understanding.
Psalm 102:25
Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth, and [the] heavens [are] the work of your hands.
Psalm 104:2
[you] who cover [yourself] with light as [with] a garment, who stretch out [the] heavens like a tent curtain,
Jeremiah 10:12
[He is] the maker of [the] earth by his power, [who] created the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out heaven.
Zechariah 12:1
An oracle. The word of Yahweh concerning Israel. "{Thus declares} Yahweh, who stretches out [the] heavens, founds [the] earth, and forms the spirit of humankind in its midst:
Hebrews 1:10
And, "You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the works of your hands;
General references
Job 26:7
He stretches out [the] north over emptiness; [he] hangs [the] earth {over nothing}.
Psalm 136:6
To [him who] spread out the earth above the waters, for his loyal love [endures] forever.