Isaiah 40:22
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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: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.
In other translations
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: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.
Hebrew words
הַיֹּשֵׁבhaiyoshevthe [one who] sitsH3427עַל־'al-aboveH5921חוּגchug[the] circle ofH2329הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וְיֹשְׁבֶיהָveyosheveihaand inhabitants itsH3427כַּחֲגָבִיםkachagavim[are] like grasshoppersH2284הַנּוֹטֶהhanotehthe [one who] stretched outH5186כַדֹּקkhadoklike <the> curtainH1852שָׁמַיִםshamayim[the] heavensH8064וַיִּמְתָּחֵםvaiyimtachemand he spread out themH4969כָּאֹהֶלka'ohellike <the> tentH168לָשָׁבֶת׃lashavetto dwell inH3427
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