Isaiah 40:22
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22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
and spreads them like a tent to live in,(A)
Psalm 104:2
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2 wrapped in light as with a garment.
You stretch out the heavens like a tent;(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)
Isaiah 66:1
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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)
Proverbs 8:27
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27 When he established the heavens, I was there;
when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,(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)
Hebrews 1:10-12
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10 And,
“In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands;(A)
11 they will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like clothing;(B)
12 like a cloak you will roll them up,
and like clothing[a] they will be changed.
But you are the same,
and your years will never end.”
Footnotes
- 1.12 Other ancient authorities lack like clothing
Isaiah 40:17
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17 All the nations are as nothing before him;
they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.(A)
Psalm 68:33
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33 O rider in the heavens, the ancient heavens;
listen, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.(A)
Job 22:14
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14 Thick clouds enwrap him, so that he does not see,
and he walks on the dome of heaven.’
Job 9:8
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Footnotes
- 9.8 Or trampled the back of the sea dragon
Isaiah 51:13
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13 You have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.
You fear continually all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who is bent on destruction.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?(A)
Isaiah 44:24
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24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
who formed you in the womb:
I am the Lord, who made all things,
who alone stretched out the heavens,
who by myself spread out the earth;(A)
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