It is He who sitsabovethe circleof the earth,And its inhabitantsare like grasshoppers,Who stretchesout the heavenslike a curtainAnd spreadsthem out like a tentto dwellin.
Then Godsaid,"Let there be an expansein the midstof the waters,and let it separatethe watersfrom the waters."
Cloudsare a hidingplacefor Him, so that He cannotsee;And He walkson the vaultof heaven.'
"He stretchesout the northoveremptyspaceAnd hangsthe earthon nothing.
"Can anyone understandthe spreadingof the clouds,The thunderingof His pavilion?
"Can you, with Him, spreadout the skies,Strongas a moltenmirror?
Who alonestretchesout the heavensAnd tramplesdownthe wavesof the sea;
CoveringYourself with lightas with a cloak,Stretchingout heavenlike a [tent] curtain.
He madedarknessHis hidingplace,His canopyaroundHim, Darknessof waters,thickcloudsof the skies.
Their linehas goneout through allthe earth,And their utterancesto the endof the world.In them He has placeda tentfor the sun,
He who sitsin the heavenslaughs,The Lordscoffsat them.
The LORDsat[as King] at the flood;Yes, the LORDsitsas Kingforever.
To Him who ridesupon the highestheavens,which are from ancienttimes;Behold,He speaksforthwith His voice,a mightyvoice.
"When He establishedthe heavens,I was there,When He inscribeda circleon the faceof the deep,
The oracleconcerning Egypt.Behold,the LORDis ridingon a swiftcloudand is about to cometo Egypt;The idolsof Egyptwill trembleat His presence,And the heartof the Egyptianswill meltwithinthem.
"O LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,who is enthroned[above] the cherubim,You are the God,You alone,of allthe kingdomsof the earth.You have madeheavenand earth.
Behold,the nationsare like a dropfrom a bucket,And are regardedas a speckof duston the scales;Behold,He liftsup the islandslike finedust.
Allthe nationsare as nothingbeforeHim, They are regardedby Him as lessthannothingand meaningless.
"He will not be disheartenedor crushedUntilHe has establishedjusticein the earth;And the coastlandswill waitexpectantlyfor His law."
ThussaysGodthe LORD,Who createdthe heavensand stretchedthem out, Who spreadout the earthand its offspring,Who givesbreathto the peopleon it And spiritto those who walkin it,
Thussaysthe LORD,your Redeemer,and the one who formedyou from the womb,"I, the LORD,am the makerof allthings,Stretchingout the heavensby MyselfAnd spreadingout the earthallalone,
That you have forgottenthe LORDyour Maker,Who stretchedout the heavensAnd laidthe foundationsof the earth,That you fearcontinuallyalldaylong becauseof the furyof the oppressor,As he makesreadyto destroy?But whereis the furyof the oppressor?
Thussaysthe LORD,"Heavenis My throneand the earthis My footstool.Wherethenis a houseyou could buildfor Me? And whereis a placethat I may rest?
[It is] He who madethe earthby His power,Who establishedthe worldby His wisdom;And by His understandingHe has stretchedout the heavens.
The burdenof the wordof the LORDconcerningIsrael.[Thus] declaresthe LORDwho stretchesout the heavens,laysthe foundationof the earth,and formsthe spiritof manwithinhim,
"Therealso we sawthe Nephilim(the sonsof Anakare part of the Nephilim);and we becamelike grasshoppersin our own sight,and sowe were in their sight."
