Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionIt 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:
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GIt is He who is enthroned above the vault of the earth, its inhabitants appearing as mere locusts—He who stretches out the skies like fine gauze and spreads them like a tent to dwell in.
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageIt is He who sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; He who stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them like a tent to dwell in.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleHe 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.
Footnotes
*Chug ha'aretz* (חוּג הָאָרֶץ) is the "circle" or "vault" of the earth — the ancient cosmological image of the sky-dome arching over a disc-shaped earth. Some translators render it "sphere" to suggest scientific prescience, but the ANE context points firmly to the *raqia* dome-cosmology of Gen. 1 rather than a Copernican globe. *Kaddoq* (כַּדֹּק) means fine gauze or gossamer-thin cloth — the sky stretched like a delicate veil. FOG uses "vault" and "fine gauze" to honour the ancient cosmological frame; FOG Message uses "circle" and "curtain" for liturgical weight and readability.
