Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Heaven is my throne and the earth my footstool. What house will you build me (saith the Lord)? Or what is the place of my resting? Heaven. 1 Kings 22:19 And he added and said: Hear thou, therefore, the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on the right hand and on the left: Psalm 11:4 For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done? Jeremiah 23:24 Shall a man be hid in secret places, and I not see him, saith the Lord? do not I fill heaven and earth, saith the Lord? Matthew 5:34,35 But I say to you not to swear at all, neither by heaven for it is the throne of God: . . . Matthew 23:22 And he that sweareth by heaven sweareth by the throne of God and by him that sitteth thereon. Revelation 3:21 To him that shall overcome, I will give to sit with me in my throne: as I also have overcome and am set down with my Father in his throne. what house. Jeremiah 7:4-11 Trust not in lying words, saying: The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, it is the temple of the Lord. . . . Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place there is sacrifice, and there is offered to my name a clean oblation: for my name is great among the Gentiles, saith the Lord of hosts. Matthew 24:2 And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed. John 4:21 Jesus saith to her: Woman, believe me that the hour cometh, when you shall neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, adore the Father. Context Stephen's Address to the Sanhedrin…48Yet the most High dwelleth not in houses made by hands, as the prophet saith: 49Heaven is my throne and the earth my footstool. What house will you build me (saith the Lord)? Or what is the place of my resting? 50Hath not my hand made all these things?… Cross References 1 Kings 8:27 Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built? 2 Chronicles 6:18 Is it credible then that God should dwell with men on the earth? If heaven and the heavens of heavens do not contain thee, how much less this house, which I have built? Isaiah 66:1 Thus saith the Lord: Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool: what is this house that you will build to me? and what is this place of my rest? Matthew 5:34 But I say to you not to swear at all, neither by heaven for it is the throne of God: Matthew 5:35 Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king: Lexicon ‘Heaven [is]οὐρανός (ouranos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. My μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. throne θρόνος (thronos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2362: From thrao; a stately seat; by implication, power or a potentate. and δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth γῆ (gē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. [is] My ποδῶν (podōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 4228: The foot. A primary word; a 'foot'. footstool. ὑποπόδιον (hypopodion) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 5286: A footstool. Neuter of a compound of hupo and pous; something under the feet, i.e. A foot-rest. What kind of ποῖον (poion) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 4169: Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one. house οἶκον (oikon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family. will you build οἰκοδομήσετέ (oikodomēsete) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 3618: From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm. for Me, μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. says λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. [the] Lord, Κύριος (Kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. where [will] τίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. place τόπος (topos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 5117: Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard. of repose [be]? καταπαύσεώς (katapauseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2663: From katapauo; reposing down, i.e. abode. Additional Translations ‘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? Heaven is My throne, and the earth a footstool of My feet. What kind of house will you build Me, says the Lord, or what is the place of My rest? Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will you build me? said the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 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? The heaven [is] my throne and the earth the footstool of my feet: what house will ye build me? saith [the] Lord, or where [is the] place of my rest? 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? Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? "'The sky is My throne, and earth is the footstool for My feet. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or what resting place shall I have? 'heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord; 'or what is the place of my rest? The heaven is My throne, and the earth My footstool; what house will ye build to Me? saith the Lord, or what is the place of My rest? 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