Isaiah 40:22

Isaiah 40:22 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth,

and its people are like grasshoppers.

He stretches out the heavens like a canopy,

and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

22It is He who 40:22 Or is enthronedsits above the 40:22 Or vaultcircle of the earth,

And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,

Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain

And spreads them out like a tent to live in.

22It is He who Or is enthronedsits above the Or vaultcircle of the earth,

And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,

Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain

And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

22It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,

And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;

[It is He] who stretches out the heavens like a veil

And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth;

its dwellers are like grasshoppers.

He stretches out the heavens like a curtain,

and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

22God sits on his throne high above the earth.

Its people look like grasshoppers to him.

He spreads out the heavens like a cover.

He sets it up like a tent to live in.