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The Worship God Demands

66 Thus says the Lord:
Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool;
so what kind of house could you build for me,
    what sort of place for me to rest?(A)

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Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,(A)
    and the earth is my footstool.(B)
Where is the house(C) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?

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All these things my hand has made,
    so all these things are mine,[a]
            says the Lord.
But this is the one to whom I will look,
    to the humble and contrite in spirit
    who trembles at my word.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 66.2 Gk Syr: Heb these things came to be

Has not my hand made all these things,(A)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,(B)
    and who tremble at my word.(C)

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34 But I say to you: Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,(A)

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34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(A) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(B)

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35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

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35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.(A)

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