1 Kings 8:27
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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?But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
In other translations
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?But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588הַאֻמְנָםha'umnam¿ reallyH552יֵשֵׁבyeshevwill he dwellH3427אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430עַל־'al-onH5921הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וּשְׁמֵיushemeiand [the] heavens ofH8064הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064לֹאlo'notH3808יְכַלְכְּלוּךָyekhalkelukhathey contain youH3557אַף'afindeed?H637כִּי־ki-forH3588הַבַּיִתhabayitthe houseH1004הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בָּנִיתִי׃banitiI have builtH1129
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Isaiah 66:1Thus 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?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?
- 2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?But 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 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.“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 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!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.
- Acts 7:48-4948 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, 49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?48 However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: 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?
- Psalm 139:7-167 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, 10 even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
- Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.
- John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.The 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.
- Psalm 113:4The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.The LORD is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens.
- Acts 17:24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;The 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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