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 O empobrecido, que não tem o que oferecer, escolhe madeira que não se estraga, [e] busca um artífice habilidoso, para preparar uma imagem que não se mova.

21 Por acaso não sabeis? Por acaso não ouvis? Ou desde o princípio não vos disseram? Por acaso não tendes entendido desde os fundamentos da terra?

22 Ele é o que está sentado sobre o globo da terra, cujos moradores são [para ele] como gafanhotos; ele é o que estende os céus como uma cortina, e os estica como uma tenda, para [neles] habitar.

23 Ele é o que torna os príncipes em nada, [e] faz juízes da terra serem como o vazio.

24 Mal foram plantados, mal foram semeados, mal seu caule forma raízes na terra; e [logo] ele sopra neles, e se secam, e um vento forte os leva como palha fina.

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What Does Isaiah 40:22 Mean?

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