Isaiah 40:22

Authorized 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:

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  • Num 13:33 : 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which come] of the giants: 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 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
  • Isa 42:5 : 5 ¶ Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth 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 the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I [am] the LORD that maketh all [things]; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
  • Isa 51:13 : 13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where [is] the fury of the oppressor?
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 ¶ Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?
  • Jer 10:12 : 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
  • Isa 40:15 : 15 Behold, the nations [are] as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
  • Isa 40:17 : 17 All nations before him [are] as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
  • Job 22:14 : 14 Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
  • Job 36:29 : 29 Also can [any] understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the noise of his tabernacle?
  • Prov 8:27 : 27 When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
  • Ps 29:10 : 10 The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
  • Ps 68:33 : 33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, [which were] of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, [and that] a mighty voice.
  • Ps 102:25-26 : 25 Of old hast thou laid 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, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
  • Job 37:18 : 18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, [which is] strong, [and] as a molten looking glass?
  • Job 38:4-9 : 4 ¶ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are 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 the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
  • Ps 2:4 : 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
  • Zech 12:1 : 1 ¶ The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which 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 hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

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  • 21 Have 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?

  • 5 ¶ Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth 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:

  • 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

  • 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

  • Ps 104:2-3
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    2 Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

    3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

  • 15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

  • 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.

  • 12 ¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

  • 11 The heavens [are] thine, the earth also [is] thine: [as for] the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

  • 8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

  • Ps 113:5-6
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    5 Who [is] like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,

    6 Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!

  • 6 [It is] he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name.

  • 12 [Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

  • 1 ¶ Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

  • 6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways [are] everlasting.

  • 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these [things], that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that [he is] strong in power; not one faileth.

  • 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

  • 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

  • 15 Behold, the nations [are] as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

  • 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

  • 1 ¶ A Psalm of David. The earth [is] the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

  • 16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest [between] the cherubims, thou [art] the God, [even] thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

  • 1 ¶ The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

  • 13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what [is] his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, [is] his name.

  • 18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else.

  • 25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens [are] the work of thy hands.

  • 14 Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

  • 49 Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what [is] the place of my rest?

  • 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, [and] seeth under the whole heaven;

  • 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

  • 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

  • 16 The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

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    4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

  • 1 ¶ Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

  • 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, [even] my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

  • Isa 24:20-21
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    20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

    21 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones [that are] on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.

  • 19 ¶ The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

  • 14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens [is] the LORD'S thy God, the earth [also], with all that therein [is].

  • 3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

  • 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

  • 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

  • 5 [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.

  • 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding.

  • 1 ¶ The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, [wherewith] he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

  • 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein [is]: which keepeth truth for ever:

  • 18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

  • 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.