Isaiah 40:22

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;

Cross References

Psalm 104:2

Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

Isaiah 42:5

Thus saith God Jehovah, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

Proverbs 8:27

When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

Isaiah 66:1

Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?

Jeremiah 10:12

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens.

Isaiah 40:17

All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.

Psalm 68:33

To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

Job 22:14

Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

Job 9:8

That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

Isaiah 51:13

and hast forgotten Jehovah thy Maker, that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he maketh ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

Isaiah 44:24

Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?);

Isaiah 40:15

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

Psalm 2:4

He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.

Numbers 13:33

And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

Zechariah 12:1

The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:

Psalm 29:10

Jehovah sat as King at the Flood; Yea, Jehovah sitteth as King for ever.

Job 36:29

Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?

Isaiah 19:1

The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Job 37:18

Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?

Genesis 1:6

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Psalm 18:11

He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Psalm 19:4

Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

Isaiah 37:16

O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest above the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

Job 26:7

He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Isaiah 42:4

He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.