Isaiah 40:22

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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:

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 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{H8802)} upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out{H8799)} 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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