Jeremiah 27:5
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5 It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the people and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever I please.(A)
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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 51:15
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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)
Psalm 115:15-16
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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.(A)
16 The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
but the earth he has given to human beings.(B)
Daniel 4:17
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17 The sentence is rendered by decree of the watchers,
the decision is given by order of the holy ones,
in order that all who live may know
that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdom of mortals;
he gives it to whom he will
and sets over it the lowliest of human beings.’(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 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)
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)
Revelation 4:11
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11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.”(A)
Hebrews 1:10-11
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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)
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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Acts 14:15
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15 “People,[a] why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.(A)
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John 1:1-3
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The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(A) 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being(B)
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Jeremiah 10:11-12
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11 Thus shall you say to them: The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.[a](A)
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.(B)
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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 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 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 40:21-26
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21 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?(A)
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,(B)
23 who brings princes to naught
and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.(C)
24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows upon them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble.(D)
25 To whom, then, will you compare me,
or who is my equal? says the Holy One.(E)
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.(F)
Psalm 148:2-5
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2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his host!(A)
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the heavens!(B)
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.(C)
Psalm 136:5-9
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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)
9 the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
Hebrews 1:2
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2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son,[a] whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds.(A)
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Acts 17:24
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24 The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands,(A)
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Psalm 135:10-12
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10 He struck down many nations
and killed mighty kings—(A)
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
and Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan—(B)
12 and gave their land as a heritage,
a heritage to his people Israel.(C)
Psalm 102:25
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25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.(A)
Job 38:4-41
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4 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.(A)
5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone(B)
7 when the morning stars sang together
and all the heavenly beings[a] shouted for joy?(C)
8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors
when it burst out from the womb,(D)
9 when I made the clouds its garment
and thick darkness its swaddling band,(E)
10 and prescribed bounds for it,
and set bars and doors,(F)
11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come and no farther,
and here shall your proud waves be stopped’?(G)
12 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began
and caused the dawn to know its place,(H)
13 so that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth,
and the wicked be shaken out of it?(I)
14 It is changed like clay under the seal,
and it is dyed[b] like a garment.
15 Light is withheld from the wicked,
and their uplifted arm is broken.(J)
16 “Have you entered into the springs of the sea
or walked in the recesses of the deep?(K)
17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you,
or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?(L)
18 Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?
Declare, if you know all this.(M)
19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light,
and where is the place of darkness,
20 that you may take it to its territory
and that you may discern the paths to its home?(N)
21 Surely you know, for you were born then,
and the number of your days is great!(O)
22 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,(P)
23 which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
for the day of battle and war?(Q)
24 What is the way to the place where the light is distributed
or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth?(R)
25 “Who has cut a channel for the torrents of rain
and a way for the thunderbolt,(S)
26 to bring rain on a land where no one lives,
on the desert, which is empty of human life,(T)
27 to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
and to make the ground put forth grass?(U)
28 “Has the rain a father,
or who has fathered the drops of dew?(V)
29 From whose womb did the ice come forth,
and who has given birth to the hoarfrost of heaven?(W)
30 The waters become hard like stone,
and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades
or loose the cords of Orion?(X)
32 Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season,
or can you guide the Bear with its children?
33 Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you establish their rule on the earth?(Y)
34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
so that a flood of waters may cover you?(Z)
35 Can you send forth lightnings, so that they may go
and say to you, ‘Here we are’?(AA)
36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts[c]
or given understanding to the mind?[d](AB)
37 Who has the wisdom to number the clouds?
Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens
38 when the dust runs into a mass
and the clods cling together?
39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion
or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,(AC)
40 when they crouch in their dens
or lie in wait in their covert?(AD)
41 Who provides for the raven its prey,
when its young ones cry to God
and wander about for lack of food?(AE)
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