Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
New American Standard Bible
And its inhabitants are like
Who
And spreads them out like a
King James Version
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:
International Standard Version
He's the one who sits above the disk of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He's the one who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to live in,
A Conservative Version
[It is] he who sits above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in,
American Standard Version
It is he that sitteth above 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;
Amplified
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
[It is He] who stretches out the heavens like a veil
And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Bible in Basic English
It is he who is seated over the arch of the earth, and the people in it are as small as locusts; by him the heavens are stretched out like an arch, and made ready like a tent for a living-place.
Darby Translation
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 gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Julia Smith Translation
He sitting upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants as locusts; he stretching out the heavens as fine cloth, and he will extend them as a tent to dwell in:
King James 2000
It is he that sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are as grasshoppers; that stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in:
Lexham Expanded Bible
[He is] the one who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants [are] like grasshoppers; the one who stretches out [the] heavens like a veil and spreads them out like tent to live [in],
Modern King James verseion
It is He who sits on the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
That he sitteth upon the Circle of the world, and that all the inhabiters of the world are, in comparison of him, but as grasshoppers; That he spreadeth out the heavens as a covering, he stretcheth them out as a tent to dwell in;
NET Bible
He is the one who sits on the earth's horizon; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. He is the one who stretches out the sky like a thin curtain, and spreads it out like a pitched tent.
New Heart English Bible
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
The Emphasized Bible
It is he who sitteth upon the circle of the earth, While the inhabitants thereof are, as grass-hoppers, - Who stretcheth forth, as a curtain, the heavens, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Webster
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
World English Bible
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
Youngs Literal Translation
He who is sitting on the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are as grasshoppers, He who is stretching out as a thin thing the heavens, And spreadeth them as a tent to dwell in.
Themes
Agriculture » Foes of » Grasshoppers
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Insignificance of man » A grasshopper when compared to God
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A grasshopper when compared to God
Man » Insignificance of » A grasshopper when compared to God
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 40:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Comfort For God's People
21
Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you
from the beginning?
Have you not considered
the foundations of the earth?
its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.
He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth
and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
and makes judges of the earth irrational.
Cross References
Numbers 13:33
We even saw the Nephilim
Psalm 104:2
He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,
Job 9:8
and treads on the waves of the sea.
Isaiah 42:5
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 life
Isaiah 44:24
This is what the Lord, your Redeemer
who stretched out the heavens by Myself;
who alone spread out the earth;
Job 22:14
as He walks on the circle of the sky.”
Job 36:29
or how the thunder roars from God’s pavilion?
Job 37:18
as hard as a cast metal mirror?
Job 38:4-9
Tell Me, if you have
Psalm 2:4
the Lord ridicules them.
Psalm 29:10
the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.
Psalm 68:33
Look, He thunders with His powerful voice!
Psalm 102:25-26
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Proverbs 8:27
when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,
Isaiah 19:1
An oracle
and is coming to Egypt.
Egypt’s idols will tremble before Him,
and Egypt’s heart will melt within it.
Isaiah 40:15
they are considered as a speck of dust in the scales;
He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
Isaiah 40:17
they are considered by Him
as nothingness and emptiness.
Isaiah 51:13
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?
Isaiah 66:1
This is what the Lord says:
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?
Jeremiah 10:12
established the world
and spread out the heavens by His understanding.
Zechariah 12:1
An Oracle
A declaration of the Lord,
who stretched out the heavens,
laid the foundation of the earth,
and formed the spirit of man within him.
Hebrews 1:10-12
And:
You established the earth,
and the heavens are the works of Your hands;