Acts 7:49

Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what [is] the place of my rest?

Heaven {G3772} is my {G3427} throne {G2362}, and {G1161} earth {G1093} is my {G3450} footstool {G4228}{G5286}: what {G4169} house {G3624} will ye build {G3618} me {G3427}? saith {G3004} the Lord {G2962}: or {G2228} what {G5101} is the place {G5117} of my {G3450} rest {G2663}?

‘Heaven is my throne,’ says Adonai,
‘and the earth is my footstool.
What kind of house could you build for me?
What kind of place could you devise for my rest?

‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?

The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 66:1 (23 votes)

    ¶ Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

  • Psalms 11:4 (10 votes)

    ¶ The LORD [is] in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne [is] in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

  • John 4:21 (7 votes)

    Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

  • Jeremiah 23:24 (7 votes)

    Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

  • 1 Kings 22:19 (6 votes)

    And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

  • Revelation 3:21 (5 votes)

    To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

  • Matthew 5:34 (5 votes)

    But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: