Isaiah

Isaiah 40:22–23

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.

²³He brings the princes to nothing

and makes the rulers^j of the earth meaningless.

Footnotes

j 40:23 Or judges

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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

Isaiah 40:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He brings	הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן	han·nō·w·ṯên	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the princes	רוֹזְנִ֖ים	rō·wz·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7336 be weighty, judicious, commanding
to nothing	לְאָ֑יִן	lə·’ā·yin	Preposition-l; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
and makes	עָשָֽׂה׃	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the rulers	שֹׁ֥פְטֵי	šō·p̄ə·ṭê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8199 judge, govern
of the earth	אֶ֖רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
meaningless	כַּתֹּ֥הוּ	kat·tō·hū	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness

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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

Isaiah 40:23 Job 12:21 · Psalm 107:40 · Isaiah 34:12 · Jeremiah 25:18–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.