Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 40:22

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22. It is he —rather, connected with last verse, "Have ye not known?"—have ye not understood Him that sitteth . . .? ( :- ) [MAURER]. circle —applicable to the globular form of the earth, above which, and the vault of sky around it, He sits. For "upon" translate "above." as grasshoppers —or locusts in His sight ( Numbers 13:33 ), as He looks down from on high ( Psalms 33:13 ; Psalms 33:14 ; Psalms 113:4-6 ). curtain —referring to the awning which the Orientals draw over the open court in the center of their houses as a shelter in rain or hot weather. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-23" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-isa-40-006

절 (explains)

bible-text/isa-40-22

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological