Isaiah 40:22 Hebrew Word Analysis
11 | It is he that sitteth | לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ | h3427 |
1 | | עַל | h5921 |
2 | upon the circle | ח֣וּג | h2329 |
3 | of the earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | h776 |
11 | It is he that sitteth | לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ | h3427 |
5 | thereof are as grasshoppers | כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים | h2284 |
6 | that stretcheth out | הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה | h5186 |
7 | as a curtain | כַדֹּק֙ | h1852 |
8 | the heavens | שָׁמַ֔יִם | h8064 |
9 | and spreadeth them out | וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם | h4969 |
10 | as a tent | כָּאֹ֖הֶל | h168 |
11 | It is he that sitteth | לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ | h3427 |
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.