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 burden of Egypt. Lo, Jehovah is riding on a swift thick cloud, And He hath entered Egypt, And moved have been the idols of Egypt at His presence, And the heart of Egypt melteth in its midst.

Thus said Jehovah: The heavens are My throne, And the earth My footstool, Where is this -- the house that ye build for Me? And where is this -- the place -- My rest?

He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.

Jehovah on the deluge hath sat, And Jehovah sitteth king -- to the age,

To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.

The inhabitants

Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.

and there we saw the Nephilim, sons of Anak, of the Nephilim; and we are in our own eyes as grasshoppers; and so we were in their eyes.'

Stretcheth

Thus said God, Jehovah, preparing The heavens, and stretching them out, Spreading out the earth and its productions, Giving breath to the people on it, And spirit to those walking in it.

Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy framer from the womb: 'I am Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth -- who is with Me?

And thou dost forget Jehovah thy maker, Who is stretching out the heavens, and founding earth, And thou dost fear continually all the day, Because of the fury of the oppressor, As he hath prepared to destroy. And where is the fury of the oppressor?

Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,

Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds -- strong as a hard mirror!

Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding.

Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands are the heavens.

Covering himself with light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,

The maker of the earth by His power, The establisher of the world by His wisdom, Who, by His understanding, stretched forth the heavens,

The burden of a word of Jehovah on Israel. An affirmation of Jehovah, Stretching out heaven, and founding earth, And forming the spirit of man in his midst.

and, 'Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;

General references

Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,

To Him spreading the earth over the waters, For to the age is His kindness.