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)
Job 9:8
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- 9.8 Or trampled the back of the sea dragon
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 49:8
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Zion’s Children to Be Brought Home
8 Thus says the Lord:
In a time of favor I have answered you;
on a day of salvation I have helped you;
I have kept you and given you
as a covenant to the people,[a]
to establish the land,
to apportion the desolate heritages,(A)
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- 49.8 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 3:19
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God’s Wisdom in Creation
19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding he established the heavens;(A)
Psalm 24:2
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2 for he has founded it on the seas
and established it on the rivers.
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)
Colossians 1:16
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16 for in[a] him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him.
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John 1:3
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3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being(A)
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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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Jeremiah 51:15-19
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15 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)
16 When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightnings for the rain,
and he brings out the wind from his storehouses.(B)
17 Everyone is stupid and without knowledge;
goldsmiths are all put to shame by their idols,
for their images are false,
and there is no breath in them.(C)
18 They are worthless, a work of delusion;
at the time of their punishment they shall perish.(D)
19 Not like these is the portion of Jacob,
for he is the one who formed all things,
and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
the Lord of hosts is his name.(E)
Jeremiah 32:17
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17 “Ah Lord God! It is you who made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.(A)
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Jeremiah 10:13
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13 When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(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)
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 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)
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)
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)
Proverbs 30:4
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4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of the hand?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is the person’s name?
And what is the name of the person’s child?
Surely you know!(A)
Psalm 148:4-5
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4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the heavens!(A)
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.(B)
Psalm 146:5-6
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5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,(A)
6 who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;(B)
Psalm 136:5-6
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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)
Psalm 119:90
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90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have established the earth, and it stands fast.(A)
Psalm 104:24
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24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.(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)
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