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
Here is a message about Egypt: Look, the Lord rides on a swift-moving cloud and approaches Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him; the Egyptians lose their courage.
Isaiah 66:1
This is what the Lord says: "The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?
Psalm 2:4
The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.
Psalm 29:10
The Lord sits enthroned over the engulfing waters, the Lord sits enthroned as the eternal king.
Psalm 68:33
to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly.
The inhabitants
Isaiah 40:15
Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales. He lifts the coastlands as if they were dust.
Numbers 13:33
We even saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak came from the Nephilim), and we seemed liked grasshoppers both to ourselves and to them."
Stretcheth
Isaiah 42:5
This is what the true God, the Lord, says -- the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:
Isaiah 44:24
This is what the Lord, your protector, says, the one who formed you in the womb: "I am the Lord, who made everything, who alone stretched out the sky, who fashioned the earth all by myself,
Isaiah 51:13
Why do you forget the Lord, who made you, who stretched out the sky and founded the earth? Why do you constantly tremble all day long at the anger of the oppressor, when he makes plans to destroy? Where is the anger of the oppressor?
Job 9:8
he alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea;
Job 37:18
will you, with him, spread out the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal?
Job 38:4
"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!
Psalm 102:25
In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.
Psalm 104:2
He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,
Jeremiah 10:12
The Lord is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.
Zechariah 12:1
The revelation of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord -- he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person -- says,
Hebrews 1:10
And, "You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands.
General references
Job 26:7
He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.
Psalm 136:6
to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures,