Genesis 2:1
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2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished and all their multitude.(A)
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Psalm 33:6
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6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made
and all their host by the breath of his mouth.(A)
Exodus 31:17
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17 It is a sign forever between me and the Israelites that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’ ”(A)
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Exodus 20:11
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11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.(A)
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Genesis 1:1
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Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath
1 When God began to create[a] the heavens and the earth,(A)
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- 1.1 Or In the beginning God created
Isaiah 45:18
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18 For thus says the Lord,
who created the heavens
(he is God!),
who formed the earth and made it
(he established it;
he did not create it a chaos;
he formed it to be inhabited!):
I am the Lord, and there is no other.(A)
Isaiah 42:5
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5 Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people upon it
and spirit to those who walk in it:(A)
2 Kings 19:15
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15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “O Lord the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, you are God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.(A)
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Isaiah 45:12
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12 I made the earth
and created humankind upon it;
it was my hands that stretched out the heavens,
and I commanded all their host.(A)
Psalm 146:6
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6 who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;(A)
Zechariah 12:1
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Jerusalem’s Victory
12 An Oracle.
The word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus says the Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the human spirit within:(A)
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Isaiah 40:26-28
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26 Lift up your eyes on high and see:
Who created these?
He who brings out their host and numbers them,
calling them all by name;
because he is great in strength,
mighty in power,
not one is missing.(A)
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and assert, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my right is disregarded by my God”?(B)
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.(C)
Psalm 136:5-8
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5 who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;(A)
6 who spread out the earth on the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;(B)
7 who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;(C)
8 the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;(D)
Psalm 89:11-13
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11 The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours;
the world and all that is in it—you founded them.(A)
12 The north and the south[a]—you created them;
Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.(B)
13 You have a mighty arm;
strong is your hand, high your right hand.(C)
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- 89.12 Or Zaphon and Yamin
Psalm 33:9
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9 for he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.(A)
Nehemiah 9:6
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6 And Ezra said,[a] “You are the Lord, you alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. To all of them you give life, and the host of heaven worships you.(A)
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- 9.6 Gk: Heb lacks And Ezra said
2 Chronicles 2:12
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12 Huram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son endowed with discretion and understanding who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.(A)
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Hebrews 4:3
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3 For we who have believed are entering that rest, just as God[a] has said,
“As in my anger I swore,
‘They shall not enter my rest,’ ”
though his works were finished since the foundation of the world.
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- 4.3 Gk he
Acts 4:24
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24 When they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and everything in them,(A)
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Jeremiah 10:16
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16 The portion of Jacob is not like these,
for he is the one who formed all things,
and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
the Lord of hosts is his name.(A)
Jeremiah 10:12
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12 It is he who made the earth by his power,
who established the world by his wisdom
and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.(A)
Isaiah 65:17
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The Glorious New Creation
17 For I am about to create new heavens
and a new earth;
the former things shall not be remembered
or come to mind.(A)
Isaiah 48:13
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13 My hand laid the foundation of the earth,
and my right hand spread out the heavens;
when I summon them,
they stand at attention.(A)
Deuteronomy 4:19
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19 And when you look up to the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, do not be led astray and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples everywhere under heaven.(A)
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Genesis 2:4
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4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
Another Account of the Creation
In the day that the Lord[a] God made the earth and the heavens,
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- 2.4 Heb YHWH, as in other places where “Lord” is spelled with capital letters (see also Ex 3.14–15 with notes)
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