Isaiah 40:22 in Other Translations
King James Version (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:
American Standard Version (ASV)
`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;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is he who is seated over the arch of the earth, and the people in it are as small as locusts; by him the heavens are stretched out like an arch, and made ready like a tent for a living-place.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
[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;
World English Bible (WEB)
[It is] he who sits above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants of it are as grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
He who is sitting on the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants `are' as grasshoppers, He who is stretching out as a thin thing the heavens, And spreadeth them as a tent to dwell in.
| It is he that sitteth | הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ | hayyōšēb | ha-yoh-SHAVE |
| upon | עַל | ʿal | al |
| the circle | ח֣וּג | ḥûg | hooɡ |
| earth, the of | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hāʾāreṣ | ha-AH-rets |
| and the inhabitants | וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ | wĕyōšĕbêhā | veh-yoh-sheh-VAY-ha |
| thereof are as grasshoppers; | כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים | kaḥăgābîm | ka-huh-ɡa-VEEM |
| out stretcheth that | הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה | hannôṭe | ha-noh-TEH |
| the heavens | כַדֹּק֙ | kaddōq | ha-DOKE |
| as a curtain, | שָׁמַ֔יִם | šāmayim | sha-MA-yeem |
| out them spreadeth and | וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם | wayyimtāḥēm | va-yeem-ta-HAME |
| as a tent | כָּאֹ֖הֶל | kāʾōhel | ka-OH-hel |
| to dwell in: | לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ | lāšābet | la-SHA-vet |