Isaiah 40:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

[ 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;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ עַל־ח֣וּג הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה כַדֹּק֙ שָׁמַ֔יִם וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם כָּאֹ֖הֶל לָשָֽׁבֶת׃

Transliteration

hayyōšēb ʿal-ḥûg hāʾāreṣ wěyōšěbêhā kaḥăgābîm hanôṭeh kadōq šāmayim wayyimtāḥēm kāʾōhel lāšābet

Grammar Details

*hayyōšēb*: definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - 'the one sitting'
*ʿal-ḥûg*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'upon circle of'
*hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth'
*wěyōšěbêhā*: conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'and its inhabitants'
*kaḥăgābîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - 'like grasshoppers'
*hanôṭeh*: definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - 'the one stretching out'
*kadōq*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like a curtain'
*šāmayim*: noun, masculine plural - 'heavens'
*wayyimtāḥēm*: conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'and he spreads them'
*kāʾōhel*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like a tent'
*lāšābet*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - 'to dwell'

Word Meanings

*hayyōšēb ʿal-ḥûg*: who sits upon the circle/who sits above the vault
*ḥûg*: circle/vault/horizon
*kaḥăgābîm*: like grasshoppers/like locusts
*hanôṭeh*: who stretches out/who spreads
*dōq*: curtain/thin cloth
*wayyimtāḥēm*: and spreads them out/and extends them
*ʾōhel*: tent/dwelling

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Referenced Verses

Num 13:33 : 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.
Ps 104:2 : 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
Job 9:8 : 8 That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;
Isa 42:5 : 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:
Isa 44:24 : 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?);
Isa 51:13 : 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?
Isa 66:1 : 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?
Jer 10:12 : 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:
Isa 40:15 : 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.
Isa 40:17 : 17 All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
Job 22:14 : 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
Job 36:29 : 29 Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?
Prov 8:27 : 27 When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
Ps 29:10 : 10 Jehovah sat [as King] at the Flood; Yea, Jehovah sitteth as King for ever.
Ps 68:33 : 33 To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.
Ps 102:25-26 : 25 Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands. 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
Isa 19:1 : 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 : 18 Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?
Job 38:4-9 : 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner - stone thereof, 7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb; 9 When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,
Ps 2:4 : 4 He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.
Zech 12:1 : 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:
Heb 1:10-12 : 10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands: 11 They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, As a garment, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.

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