Isaiah 40:22
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:
Cross-reference
Isaiah 40:17 declares nations as nothing before God, reinforcing the grasshopper imagery of 40:22.
Isaiah 40:15 describes nations as a drop in a bucket, paralleling the grasshopper insignificance of people in 40:22.
In Isaiah 66:1, God declares heaven His throne and earth His footstool—identical imagery to the 'sits above the circle' in 40:22.
Isaiah 51:13 rebukes forgetting God who stretches out heavens, echoing the creative power in 40:22.
Isaiah 44:24 repeats the stretching out of heavens, emphasizing God as sole Maker of all things.
Isaiah 42:5 repeats the 'stretches out the heavens' phrase, identifying God as Creator who spreads out the earth.
Isaiah 48:13 echoes God's creative stretching of the heavens, reinforcing His sovereignty over creation as in 40:22.
Isaiah 45:12 explicitly states 'My own hands stretched out the heavens,' nearly quoting this verse's phrase about spreading the heavens.
In Isaiah 19:1, God rides on a cloud to judge Egypt—complementary imagery of His sovereign position above the earth.
Job 9:8 uses the same 'stretches out the heavens' language to describe God's cosmic power.
In Hebrews 1:10-12, quoting Psalm 102, the NT applies this creation language to Christ, showing His eternal rule over the heavens.
In Zechariah 12:1, the same language: 'stretched out the heavens' and 'laid foundation of the earth' — a direct parallel.
In Jeremiah 10:12, God stretched out the heavens by His understanding — echoing Isaiah's creation imagery with emphasis on wisdom.
In Psalm 104:2, the exact phrase 'stretching out the heavens like a tent' appears — a direct parallel to Isaiah's description.
In Psalm 102:26, the heavens will perish like a garment — contrasting God's eternality with creation's transience, expanding Isaiah's imagery.
In Psalm 102:25, the same theme: God laid earth's foundation and heavens are His handiwork — reinforcing creation by divine power.
In Psalm 29:10, the LORD is enthroned over the flood, reinforcing the image of God's sovereign rule from Isaiah 40:22.
In Job 38:4-9, God describes laying earth's foundation and stretching a line — deepening the image of God as sovereign Creator.
Psalm 136:6 says God 'spread out the earth upon the waters,' using the same verb for spreading as this verse uses for the heavens.
Proverbs 8:27 describes wisdom present when God set the heavens and marked the horizon, echoing the circle of the earth.
Job 38:5 asks who measured the earth's dimensions, directly paralleling the 'circle of the earth' imagery with God's architect role.
Jeremiah 51:15 uses the same 'stretched out the heavens' language, affirming God's creative power over the cosmos.
Daniel 4:35 reinforces the theme of human insignificance before God, echoing the 'grasshoppers' imagery of Isaiah 40:22.
In Job 26:7, God stretches out the north over the void and hangs earth on nothing — very similar to Isaiah's circle and tent image.
Numbers 13:33 uses the same 'grasshopper' metaphor for human insignificance before giants, paralleling the comparison to God here.
In Psalm 2:4, God sits in heaven and laughs at rebels—same posture of sovereign rule as 'sits above circle' in 40:22.
Psalm 68:33 depicts God riding across the ancient heavens, echoing the imagery of God's sovereignty over the sky in 40:22.
Psalm 19:1 declares the heavens proclaim God's handiwork, complementing this verse's depiction of God stretching them out.
Job 37:18 asks about spreading out the skies like a mirror, paralleling the tent imagery in 40:22.