Isaiah 66:1

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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 Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.

³ Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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?
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?
WEB: The LORD says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build to me? Where will I rest?
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?
DARBY: Thus saith Jehovah: The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what is the house that ye will build unto me? and what is the place of my rest?
BLB: Thus says YHWH: “The heavens [are] My throne, and the earth [is] the stool for My feet! Where [is] this house for Me that you⁺ will build, and where [is] this place of My rest?

ÅB: Så sier Herren: Himmelen er min trone, og jorden mine føtters skammel; hva hus kunne dere bygge meg, og hvor skulle det finnes et hvilesteed for meg?
OTB: Så sier Herren: «Himmelen er min trone, og jorden er min fotskammel. Hvor er huset dere kan bygge for meg? Og hvor er mitt hvilested?
B1930: Så sier Herren: Himmelen er min trone, og jorden mine føtters skammel; hvad hus kunde I bygge mig, og hvor skulde det finnes et hvilesteed for mig?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 7:48–50
However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
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Acts 17:24
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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Matthew 5:34–35
But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
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Psalms 132:7
Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
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John 4:20–21
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
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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?
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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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