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:
(It is) he that sitteth - rather, connected with last verse, 'Have ye not known? have ye not understood Him that sitteth?' etc. (Isaiah 40:26) (Maurer).
Upon the circle - applicable to the globular form or the earth, above which, and the vault of sky around it, He sits. For "upon" translate 'above.'
(Are) as grasshoppers - or locusts in His sight (even the mighty ones like the children of Anak are so to Him, Numbers 13:33), as He looks down from on high (Psalms 33:13-14; 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.