Isaiah 40:22

Isaiah chapter 40 · verse 22 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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:

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;

Context

v.21Have 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?

v.22This passage

v.23that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 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.

  • 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?);

  • Job 38:4

    Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

  • 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?

  • Proverbs 8:27

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

  • Job 37:18

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