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1 Kings 8:27

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

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ASV

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

KJV

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?

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֚יkiforH3588 →
הַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.Nam¿ reallyH552 →
יֵשֵׁ֥בye.Shevwill he dwellH3427 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →
הִ֠נֵּהHi.nehhere!H2009 →
הַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.Meiand [the] heavens ofH8064 →
הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khathey contain youH3557 →
אַ֕ף'afindeed?H637 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
הַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiI have builtH1129 →

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Acts 7:48However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:Isaiah 66:1This 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?2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.2 Chronicles 6:18But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.Acts 7:48–49However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:Psalms 139:7–16Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.Psalms 113:4The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.Psalms 148:4Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.Psalms 8:1O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.Revelation 21:22But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.Job 36:26Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.1 John 3:1Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.Acts 17:24The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

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