Isaiah 40:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God is the one who rules the whole earth, and we who live here are merely insects. He spread out the heavens like a curtain or an open tent.

Cross References

Genesis 1:6

God said, “I command a dome to separate the water above it from the water below it.”

Job 22:14

Do thick clouds cover his eyes, as he walks around heaven's dome high above the earth?

Job 26:7

who hung the northern sky and suspended the earth on empty space.

Job 36:29

Who can understand how God scatters the clouds and speaks from his home in the thunderstorm?

Job 37:18

God can spread out the clouds to get relief from the heat, but can you?

Job 9:8

God alone stretched out the sky, stepped on the sea,

Psalm 104:2

and surrounded by light. You spread out the sky like a tent,

Psalm 18:11

Darkness was your robe; thunderclouds filled the sky, hiding you from sight.

Psalm 19:4

Yet their message reaches all the earth, and it travels around the world. In the heavens a tent is set up for the sun.

Psalm 2:4

In heaven the LORD laughs as he sits on his throne, making fun of the nations.

Psalm 29:10

The LORD rules on his throne, king of the flood for ever.

Psalm 68:33

Praise the one who rides across the ancient skies; listen as he speaks with a mighty voice.

Proverbs 8:27

I was there when the LORD put the heavens in place and stretched the sky over the surface of the sea.

Isaiah 19:1

This is a message about Egypt: The LORD comes to Egypt, riding swiftly on a cloud. The people are weak from fear. Their idols tremble as he approaches and says,

Isaiah 37:16

LORD God All-Powerful of Israel, your throne is above the winged creatures. You created the heavens and the earth, and you alone rule the kingdoms of this world.

Isaiah 40:15

To the LORD, all nations are merely a drop in a bucket or dust on balance scales; all the islands are but a handful of sand.

Isaiah 40:17

God thinks of the nations as far less than nothing.

Isaiah 42:4

He won't stop or give up until he brings justice everywhere on earth, and people in foreign nations long for his teaching.

Isaiah 42:5

I am the LORD God. I created the heavens like an open tent above. I made the earth and everything that grows on it. I am the source of life for all who live on this earth, so listen to what I say.

Isaiah 44:24

Israel, I am your LORD. I am your source of life, and I have rescued you. I created everything from the sky above to the earth below.

Isaiah 51:13

I spread out the heavens and laid foundations for the earth. But you have forgotten me, your LORD and Creator. All day long you were afraid of those who were angry and hoped to abuse you. Where are they now?

Isaiah 66:1

The LORD said: Heaven is my throne; the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you build for me? In what place will I rest?

Jeremiah 10:12

With your wisdom and power you created the earth and spread out the heavens.

Zechariah 12:1

This is a message from the LORD about Israel: I am the LORD! I stretched out the heavens; I put the earth on its foundations and gave breath to humans.

Numbers 13:33

In fact, we saw the Nephilim who are the ancestors of the Anakim. They were so big that we felt as small as grasshoppers.”