Isaiah 40:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 40:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הַיֹּשֵׁב֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
ח֣וּג
chûwg
H2329
circle
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים
châgâb
H2284
locust
הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
כַדֹּק֙
dôq
H1852
veil
שָׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם
mâthach
H4969
to spread out
כָּאֹ֖הֶל
ʼôhel
H168
tent
לָשָֽׁבֶת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
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World English Bible Public Domain
[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;
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The one sitting above the circle of the earth, and its dwellers like grasshoppers, the one stretching out the heavens like a curtain, and he spreads them out like a tent to dwell in,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).