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2 Chronicles 6:18

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

KJV

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

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֚יkiforH3588 →
הַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.Nam¿ reallyH552 →
יֵשֵׁ֧בye.Shevwill he dwellH3427 →
אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz<the> earthH776 →
הִ֠נֵּהHi.nehhere!H2009 →
שָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimheavenH8064 →
וּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.Meiand [the] heavens ofH8064 →
הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khathey will 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:Psalms 8:4what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?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.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?Psalms 139:7–10Where 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.Matthew 12:6But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.Psalms 113:5–6Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?2 Chronicles 32:15So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”Acts 7:48–49However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.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.Revelation 21:22But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.Job 9:14How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?Job 4:19how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!Exodus 29:45–46Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.Job 25:4–6How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

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