[It is] he who sits above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants of it are as grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

It is He that sits - Margin, 'Him that sits,' that is, have you not known Him? The Hebrew literally means 'the sitter, or …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The circle of the earth — that is, the vault of heaven overarching the earth (Job 22:14; Proverbs 8:27).

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks for himself a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that will not be moved. Have you not known?…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

It is he that sitteth. He pursues the same subject, though in a different manner, and extols the glory and power of God. Why He does so, w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

It is he who sits upon the circle of the earth
Or, "the globeF26" of it; for the earth is spherical or gl…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Whatever we esteem or love, fear or hope in, more than God, that creature we make equal with God, though we do not make images or worship them. Eve…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Be comforted, be comforted. This is the second principal part of this book, in which the prophet primarily intends to comfort th…

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