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¶ 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?

Thus saith {H559} the LORD {H3068}, The heaven {H8064} is my throne {H3678}, and the earth {H776} is my footstool {H7272}{H1916}: where is the house {H1004} that ye build {H1129} unto me? and where is the place {H4725} of my rest {H4496}?

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

This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?

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Cross-References

  • Acts 17:24 (35 votes)

    God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

  • Acts 7:48 (33 votes)

    Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

  • Acts 7:50 (33 votes)

    Hath not my hand made all these things?

  • Matthew 5:34 (28 votes)

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

  • Matthew 5:35 (28 votes)

    Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

  • 1 Kings 8:27 (24 votes)

    But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

  • Psalms 132:7 (19 votes)

    We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.