Who has (A)ascended to heaven and come down?
    Who has (B)gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has (C)wrapped up the waters in a garment?
    Who has established all (D)the ends of the earth?
(E)What is his name, and what is his son's name?
    Surely you know!

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Who has gone up(A) to heaven and come down?
    Whose hands(B) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(C) in a cloak?(D)
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(E) and what is the name of his son?
    Surely you know!

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13 (A)No one has (B)ascended into heaven except (C)he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[a]

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  1. John 3:13 Some manuscripts add who is in heaven

13 No one has ever gone into heaven(A) except the one who came from heaven(B)—the Son of Man.[a](C)

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  1. John 3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven

He (A)binds up the waters in his thick clouds,
    and the cloud is not split open under them.

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He wraps up the waters(A) in his clouds,(B)
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.

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Therefore it says,

(A)“When he ascended on high (B)he led a host of captives,
    and he gave gifts to men.”[a]

((C)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into (D)the lower regions, the earth?[b] 10 He who descended is the one who also (E)ascended (F)far above all the heavens, that he might (G)fill all things.)

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  1. Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
  2. Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?

This is why it[a] says:

“When he ascended on high,
    he took many captives(A)
    and gave gifts to his people.”[b](B)

(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(C) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(D)

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  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or God
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
  3. Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth

(A)For to us a child is born,
    to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
    (G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.

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  1. Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
  2. Isaiah 9:6 Or is called

For to us a child is born,(A)
    to us a son is given,(B)
    and the government(C) will be on his shoulders.(D)
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor,(E) Mighty God,(F)
    Everlasting(G) Father,(H) Prince of Peace.(I)

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14 Therefore the (A)Lord himself will give you a sign. (B)Behold, the (C)virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name (D)Immanuel.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel means God is with us

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you[a] a sign:(A) The virgin[b](B) will conceive and give birth to a son,(C) and[c] will call him Immanuel.[d](D)

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  1. Isaiah 7:14 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Isaiah 7:14 Or young woman
  3. Isaiah 7:14 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls son, and he or son, and they
  4. Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel means God with us.

12 (A)It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’

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12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven(A) to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(B)

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21 She will bear a son, and (A)you shall call his name Jesus, (B)for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 (C)All this took place (D)to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 (E)“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
    and they shall call his name (F)Immanuel”

(which means, God (G)with us).

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21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[a](A) because he will save his people from their sins.”(B)

22 All this took place to fulfill(C) what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[b](D) (which means “God with us”).

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  1. Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.
  2. Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14

But (A)the righteousness based on faith says, (B)“Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)

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But the righteousness that is by faith(A) says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”[a](B) (that is, to bring Christ down)

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  1. Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12

12 (A)Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
    and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
    and weighed the mountains in scales
    and the hills in a balance?
13 (B)Who has measured[a] the Spirit of the Lord,
    or what man shows him his counsel?
14 Whom did he consult,
    and who made him understand?
(C)Who taught him the path of justice,
    and taught him knowledge,
    and showed him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
    and are accounted (D)as the dust on the scales;
    behold, he takes up (E)the coastlands like fine dust.
16 Lebanon would not suffice for fuel,
    nor are (F)its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
17 (G)All the nations are as nothing before him,
    they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.

18 (H)To whom then will you liken God,
    (I)or what likeness compare with him?
19 (J)An idol! A craftsman casts it,
    and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
    and casts for it silver chains.
20 (K)He who is too impoverished for an offering
    chooses wood[b] that will not rot;
he seeks out a skillful craftsman
    to set up an idol that will not move.

21 (L)Do you not know? Do you not hear?
    Has it not been told you from the beginning?
    Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
    and its inhabitants are (M)like grasshoppers;
(N)who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
    and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;
23 (O)who brings princes to nothing,
    and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.

24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
    scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows on them, and they wither,
    (P)and the tempest carries them off like stubble.

25 (Q)To whom then will you compare me,
    that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high and see:
    who created these?
(R)He who brings out their host by number,
    calling them all by name;
by the greatness of his might
    and because he is strong in power,
    not one is missing.

27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
    and speak, O Israel,
(S)“My way is hidden from the Lord,
    (T)and my right is disregarded by my God”?
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is (U)the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
    (V)his understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the faint,
    and to him who has no might he increases strength.
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
    and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 but (W)they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
    they shall mount up with wings (X)like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
    they shall walk and not faint.

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  1. Isaiah 40:13 Or has directed
  2. Isaiah 40:20 Or He chooses valuable wood

12 Who has measured the waters(A) in the hollow of his hand,(B)
    or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?(C)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
    or weighed the mountains on the scales
    and the hills in a balance?(D)
13 Who can fathom the Spirit[a](E) of the Lord,
    or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(F)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
    and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,(G)
    or showed him the path of understanding?(H)

15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
    they are regarded as dust on the scales;(I)
    he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.(J)
16 Lebanon(K) is not sufficient for altar fires,
    nor its animals(L) enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations(M) are as nothing;(N)
    they are regarded by him as worthless
    and less than nothing.(O)

18 With whom, then, will you compare God?(P)
    To what image(Q) will you liken him?
19 As for an idol,(R) a metalworker casts it,
    and a goldsmith(S) overlays it with gold(T)
    and fashions silver chains for it.
20 A person too poor to present such an offering
    selects wood(U) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
    to set up an idol(V) that will not topple.(W)

21 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?(X)
Has it not been told(Y) you from the beginning?(Z)
    Have you not understood(AA) since the earth was founded?(AB)
22 He sits enthroned(AC) above the circle of the earth,
    and its people are like grasshoppers.(AD)
He stretches out the heavens(AE) like a canopy,(AF)
    and spreads them out like a tent(AG) to live in.(AH)
23 He brings princes(AI) to naught
    and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.(AJ)
24 No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root(AK) in the ground,
than he blows(AL) on them and they wither,(AM)
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.(AN)

25 “To whom will you compare me?(AO)
    Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.(AP)
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:(AQ)
    Who created(AR) all these?
He who brings out the starry host(AS) one by one
    and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,(AT)
    not one of them is missing.(AU)

27 Why do you complain, Jacob?
    Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
    my cause is disregarded by my God”?(AV)
28 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?(AW)
The Lord is the everlasting(AX) God,
    the Creator(AY) of the ends of the earth.(AZ)
He will not grow tired or weary,(BA)
    and his understanding no one can fathom.(BB)
29 He gives strength(BC) to the weary(BD)
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men(BE) stumble and fall;(BF)
31 but those who hope(BG) in the Lord
    will renew their strength.(BH)
They will soar on wings like eagles;(BI)
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.(BJ)

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  1. Isaiah 40:13 Or mind

    covering yourself with light as with a garment,
    (A)stretching out the heavens (B)like a tent.
He (C)lays the beams of his (D)chambers on the waters;
he makes (E)the clouds his chariot;
    he rides on (F)the wings of the wind;
he (G)makes his messengers winds,
    his (H)ministers (I)a flaming fire.

He (J)set the earth on its foundations,
    so that it should never be moved.
You (K)covered it with the deep as with a garment;
    the waters stood above the mountains.
At (L)your rebuke they fled;
    at (M)the sound of your thunder they (N)took to flight.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
    to the place that you (O)appointed for them.
You set (P)a boundary that they may not pass,
    so that they (Q)might not again cover the earth.

10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
    they flow between the hills;
11 they (R)give drink to every beast of the field;
    the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;
    they sing among the branches.
13 (S)From your lofty abode you (T)water the mountains;
    the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

14 You cause (U)the grass to grow for the livestock
    and (V)plants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth (W)food from the earth
15     and (X)wine to gladden the heart of man,
(Y)oil to make his face shine
    and bread to (Z)strengthen man's heart.

16 The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,
    (AA)the cedars of Lebanon (AB)that he planted.
17 In them the birds build their nests;
    the stork has her home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for (AC)the wild goats;
    the rocks are a refuge for (AD)the rock badgers.

19 He made the moon to mark the (AE)seasons;[a]
    the sun knows its time for setting.
20 (AF)You make darkness, and it is night,
    when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
21 (AG)The young lions roar for their prey,
    seeking their food from God.
22 When the sun rises, they steal away
    and lie down in their (AH)dens.
23 (AI)Man goes out to his work
    and to his labor until the evening.

24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
    In (AJ)wisdom have you made them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.
25 Here is the sea, great and wide,
    (AK)which teems with creatures innumerable,
    living things both small and great.
26 There go the ships,
    and (AL)Leviathan, which you formed to (AM)play in it.[b]

27 These (AN)all look to you,
    to (AO)give them their food in due season.
28 When you give it to them, they gather it up;
    when you (AP)open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When you (AQ)hide your face, they are (AR)dismayed;
    when you (AS)take away their breath, they die
    and (AT)return to their dust.
30 When you (AU)send forth your Spirit,[c] they are created,
    and you (AV)renew the face of the ground.

31 May the glory of the Lord (AW)endure forever;
    may the Lord (AX)rejoice in his works,
32 who looks on the earth and it (AY)trembles,
    who (AZ)touches the mountains and they smoke!
33 I will sing to the Lord (BA)as long as I live;
    I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
34 May my (BB)meditation be pleasing to him,
    for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let (BC)sinners be consumed from the earth,
    and let the wicked be no more!
(BD)Bless the Lord, O my soul!
(BE)Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 104:19 Or the appointed times (compare Genesis 1:14)
  2. Psalm 104:26 Or you formed to play with
  3. Psalm 104:30 Or breath

The Lord wraps(A) himself in light(B) as with a garment;
    he stretches(C) out the heavens(D) like a tent(E)
    and lays the beams(F) of his upper chambers on their waters.(G)
He makes the clouds(H) his chariot(I)
    and rides on the wings of the wind.(J)
He makes winds his messengers,[a](K)
    flames of fire(L) his servants.

He set the earth(M) on its foundations;(N)
    it can never be moved.
You covered it(O) with the watery depths(P) as with a garment;
    the waters stood(Q) above the mountains.
But at your rebuke(R) the waters fled,
    at the sound of your thunder(S) they took to flight;
they flowed over the mountains,
    they went down into the valleys,
    to the place you assigned(T) for them.
You set a boundary(U) they cannot cross;
    never again will they cover the earth.

10 He makes springs(V) pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.
11 They give water(W) to all the beasts of the field;
    the wild donkeys(X) quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky(Y) nest by the waters;
    they sing among the branches.(Z)
13 He waters the mountains(AA) from his upper chambers;(AB)
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(AC)
14 He makes grass grow(AD) for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food(AE) from the earth:
15 wine(AF) that gladdens human hearts,
    oil(AG) to make their faces shine,
    and bread that sustains(AH) their hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord(AI) are well watered,
    the cedars of Lebanon(AJ) that he planted.
17 There the birds(AK) make their nests;
    the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats;(AL)
    the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.(AM)

19 He made the moon to mark the seasons,(AN)
    and the sun(AO) knows when to go down.
20 You bring darkness,(AP) it becomes night,(AQ)
    and all the beasts of the forest(AR) prowl.
21 The lions roar for their prey(AS)
    and seek their food from God.(AT)
22 The sun rises, and they steal away;
    they return and lie down in their dens.(AU)
23 Then people go out to their work,(AV)
    to their labor until evening.(AW)

24 How many are your works,(AX) Lord!
    In wisdom you made(AY) them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.(AZ)
25 There is the sea,(BA) vast and spacious,
    teeming with creatures beyond number—
    living things both large and small.(BB)
26 There the ships(BC) go to and fro,
    and Leviathan,(BD) which you formed to frolic(BE) there.(BF)

27 All creatures look to you
    to give them their food(BG) at the proper time.
28 When you give it to them,
    they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
    they are satisfied(BH) with good things.
29 When you hide your face,(BI)
    they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
    they die and return to the dust.(BJ)
30 When you send your Spirit,(BK)
    they are created,
    and you renew the face of the ground.

31 May the glory of the Lord(BL) endure forever;
    may the Lord rejoice in his works(BM)
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,(BN)
    who touches the mountains,(BO) and they smoke.(BP)

33 I will sing(BQ) to the Lord all my life;
    I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
    as I rejoice(BR) in the Lord.
35 But may sinners vanish(BS) from the earth
    and the wicked be no more.(BT)

Praise the Lord, my soul.

Praise the Lord.[b](BU)

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  1. Psalm 104:4 Or angels
  2. Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.

12 (A)His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are (B)many diadems, and he has (C)a name written that no one knows but himself.

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12 His eyes are like blazing fire,(A) and on his head are many crowns.(B) He has a name written on him(C) that no one knows but he himself.(D)

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By oppression and judgment he was taken away;
    and as for his generation, (A)who considered
that he was cut off out of the land of the living,
    stricken for the transgression of my people?

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By oppression[a] and judgment(A) he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;(B)
    for the transgression(C) of my people he was punished.[b]

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  1. Isaiah 53:8 Or From arrest
  2. Isaiah 53:8 Or generation considered / that he was cut off from the land of the living, / that he was punished for the transgression of my people?