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Isaiah 66:1

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?

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ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
כִּסְאִ֔יkis.'I[are] throne myH3678 →
וְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzand the earthH776 →
הֲדֹ֣םha.Dom[is] [the] footstool ofH1916 →
רַגְלָ֑יrag.Laifeet myH7272 →
אֵי־'ei-where?H335 →
זֶ֥הzehthisH2088 →
בַ֙יִת֙va.yit[is the] houseH1004 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
תִּבְנוּ־tiv.nu-you will buildH1129 →
לִ֔יLifor me
וְאֵי־ve.'ei-and where?H335 →
זֶ֥הzehthisH2088 →
מָק֖וֹםma.Kom[is the] placeH4725 →
מְנוּחָתִֽי׃me.nu.cha.Tirest myH4496 →

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Acts 7:48–50However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: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.Matthew 5:34–35But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.Acts 7:49‘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?Psalms 132:7Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.John 4:20–21Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”2 Samuel 7:5–7“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?Isaiah 6:1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.Jeremiah 7:4–11Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’Matthew 23:21–22And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.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.Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.1 Chronicles 28:2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,Matthew 5:34But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.Matthew 24:2“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”Psalms 99:9Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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