Isaiah 40:22

King James Version (KJV)

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:

Translations

Isaiah 40:22 - Amplified Bible

It is God Who sits above the circle (the horizon) of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; it is He Who stretches out the heavens like [gauze] curtains and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in,

Isaiah 40:22 - 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;

Isaiah 40:22 - 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.

Isaiah 40:22 - Darby Bible

[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;

Isaiah 40:22 - English 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;

Isaiah 40:22 - 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:

Isaiah 40:22 - La Biblia de las Americas

El es el que está sentado sobre la redondez (O, el cìrculo) de la tierra,
cuyos habitantes son como langostas;
El es el que extiende los cielos como una cortina
y los despliega como una tienda para morar.

Isaiah 40:22 - The Message

Isaiah 40:22 - New American Standard Bible

It is He who (Or {is enthroned}) sits above the (Or {vault}) 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.

Isaiah 40:22 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El es el que está sentado sobre la redondez de la tierra,
Cuyos habitantes son como langostas.
El es el que extiende los cielos como una cortina
Y los despliega como una tienda para morar.

Isaiah 40:22 - World English Bible

[It is] he who sits above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants of it are as grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in;

Isaiah 40:22 - Young's Living 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.

Isaiah 40:22 - Additional Comments

(verses 22-26) Again (verses 12, 15), how big God is.
As easily as we open a curtain, He created the heavens.

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