Isaiah 40:22 — Bible Verse (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:”
Isaiah 40:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 40:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 40:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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,”
Isaiah 40:22 — World English Bible
Isaiah 40:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 40:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He who is sitting on the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants <FI>are<Fi> 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 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 40:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[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 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 40:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He sitteth vpon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grashoppers, hee stretcheth out ye heauens, as a curtaine, and spreadeth them out, as a tent to dwell in.”
Isaiah 40:22 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 40:22 in Context — Isaiah 40
20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 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:
23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
What Does Isaiah 40:22 Mean?
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