Isaiah

Isaiah 40:21–22

²¹Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?

Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?

²²He 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.

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Isaiah 40:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you not	הֲל֤וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	תֵֽדְעוּ֙	ṯê·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know
Have you not	הֲל֣וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
heard	תִשְׁמָ֔עוּ	ṯiš·mā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8085 hear
Has it not	הֲל֛וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been declared to you	הֻגַּ֥ד	hug·gaḏ	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
from the beginning	מֵרֹ֖אשׁ	mê·rōš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
Have you not	הֲלוֹא֙	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
understood	הֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔ם	hă·ḇî·nō·ṯem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H995 discern
since the foundation	מוֹסְד֖וֹת	mō·ws·ḏō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4146 foundation
of the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Isaiah 40:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He sits enthroned	הַיֹּשֵׁב֙	hay·yō·šêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
above	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the circle	ח֣וּג	ḥūḡ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2329 vault
of the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
its dwellers	וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ	wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
are like grasshoppers	כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים	ka·ḥă·ḡā·ḇîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2284 locust, grasshopper
He stretches out	הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה	han·nō·w·ṭeh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
the heavens	שָׁמַ֔יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
like a curtain	כַדֹּק֙	ḵad·dōq	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1852 veil, curtain
and spreads them out	וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם	way·yim·tā·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H4969 spread out
like a tent	כָּאֹ֖הֶל	kā·’ō·hel	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
to dwell in	לָשָֽׁבֶת׃	lā·šā·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Cross-references

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Isaiah 40:22 Proverbs 8:27 · Psalm 104:2 · Isaiah 42:5 · Isaiah 66:1 · Jeremiah 10:12 · Job 22:14 · Isaiah 40:15 · Numbers 13:33 · Psalm 68:33 · Job 38:4–9 · Job 9:8 · Isaiah 51:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.