22 It is He who [a]sits above the [b](A)circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like (B)grasshoppers,
Who (C)stretches out the heavens like a (D)curtain
And spreads them out like a (E)tent to live in.

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  1. Isaiah 40:22 Or is enthroned
  2. Isaiah 40:22 Or vault

This is what God the Lord says,

Who (A)created the heavens and (B)stretched them out,
Who spread out the (C)earth and its [a]offspring,
Who (D)gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it:

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  1. Isaiah 42:5 Or vegetation

12 It is I who (A)made the earth, and created mankind upon it.
I (B)stretched out the heavens with My hands,
And I [a]ordained (C)all their [b]lights.

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  1. Isaiah 45:12 Or commanded
  2. Isaiah 45:12 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.

18 For this is what the Lord says, He who (A)created the heavens (He is the God who (B)formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it [a]as a (C)waste place, but formed it to be (D)inhabited):

“I am the Lord, and (E)there is no one else.

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  1. Isaiah 45:18 LXX in vain

13 That you have (A)forgotten the Lord your Maker,
Who (B)stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth,
That you (C)fear continually all day long because of the fury of the oppressor,
As he makes ready to destroy?
And where is the rage of the (D)oppressor?

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