Isaiah 66:1

The Humble and Contrite in Spirit

1 Thus says the LORD:
a "Heaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
Where is the house that you will build Me?
And where is the place of My rest?

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:27
    But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
    2 Chronicles 6:18
    But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
    Psalms 11:4
    The LORD is in His holy temple, The LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
    Matthew 5:34
    But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne.
    Acts 17:24
    God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
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