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Isaiah 40:22

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22||It is he that sitteth upon bthe circle of the earth,

And the inhabitants thereof are cas grasshoppers;

dThat stretcheth out the heavens eas a curtain,

And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

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Footnotes

  1. ||Or, Him that sitteth, &c.
  2. bSee Job 22:14. Comp. Ps. 2:4.
  3. cSee Num. 13:33.
  4. dSee Job 9:8.
  5. eComp. Ps. 104:2.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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 like a tent to dwell in;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,

and its people are like grasshoppers.

He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,

and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

God is enthroned above the circle 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

God sits above the circle of the earth.

The people below seem like grasshoppers to him!

He spreads out the heavens like a curtain

and makes his tent from them.

LEBThe Lexham English 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 a tent to live in,