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Proverbs 30:4
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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)
Proverbs 30:4
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Proverbs 30:4
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John 3:13
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John 3:13
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13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[a](A)
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities add who is in heaven
Job 26:8
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Job 26:8
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8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds,
and the cloud is not torn open by them.(A)
Job 26:8
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Job 26:8
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Ephesians 4:8-10
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Ephesians 4:8-10
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8 Therefore it is said,
9 (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended[b] into the lower parts of the earth?[c] 10 He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)
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Ephesians 4:8-10
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Ephesians 4:8-10
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8 This is why it[a] says:
9 (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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- Ephesians 4:8 Or God
- Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
- Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth
Isaiah 9:6
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Isaiah 9:6
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6 For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(A)
Isaiah 7:14
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Isaiah 7:14
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14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel.[a](A)
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- 7.14 That is, God is with us
Isaiah 7:14
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Isaiah 7:14
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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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- Isaiah 7:14 The Hebrew is plural.
- Isaiah 7:14 Or young woman
- Isaiah 7:14 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls son, and he or son, and they
- Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel means God with us.
Deuteronomy 30:12
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Deuteronomy 30:12
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12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will go up to heaven for us and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?’(A)
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Deuteronomy 30:12
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Deuteronomy 30:12
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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)
Matthew 1:21-23
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Matthew 1:21-23
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21 She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”(A) 22 All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
23 “Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
which means, “God is with us.”(B)
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Matthew 1:21-23
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Matthew 1:21-23
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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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- Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.
- Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14
Romans 10:6
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Romans 10:6
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6 But the righteousness that comes from faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down)
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Romans 10:6
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Romans 10:6
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6 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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- Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12
Isaiah 40:12-31
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Isaiah 40:12-31
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12 Who has measured the waters of the sea[a] 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?(A)
13 Who has directed the spirit of the Lord
or as his counselor has instructed him?(B)
14 Whom did he consult for his enlightenment,
and who taught him the path of justice?
[[Who taught him knowledge
and showed him the way of understanding?
15 Even the nations are like a drop from a bucket
and are accounted as dust on the scales;
see, he takes up the isles like fine dust.(C)
16 Lebanon would not provide fuel enough,
nor are its animals enough for a burnt offering.]][b]
17 All the nations are as nothing before him;
they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.(D)
18 To whom, then, will you liken God,
or what likeness compare with him?(E)
19 An idol? A workman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.(F)
20 As a gift one chooses mulberry wood[c]
—wood that will not rot—
then seeks out a skilled artisan
to set up an image that will not topple.(G)
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?(H)
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,(I)
23 who brings princes to naught
and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.(J)
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.(K)
25 To whom, then, will you compare me,
or who is my equal? says the Holy One.(L)
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.(M)
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”?(N)
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.(O)
29 He gives power to the faint
and strengthens the powerless.(P)
30 Even youths will faint and be weary,
and the young will fall exhausted,
31 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.(Q)
Isaiah 40:12-31
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Isaiah 40:12-31
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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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- Isaiah 40:13 Or mind
Psalm 104:2-35
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Psalm 104:2-35
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2 wrapped in light as with a garment.
You stretch out the heavens like a tent;(A)
3 you set the beams of your[a] chambers on the waters;
you make the clouds your[b] chariot;
you ride on the wings of the wind;(B)
4 you make the winds your[c] messengers,
fire and flame your[d] ministers.(C)
5 You set the earth on its foundations,
so that it shall never be shaken.(D)
6 You cover it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.(E)
7 At your rebuke they flee;
at the sound of your thunder they take to flight.
8 They rose up to the mountains, ran down to the valleys,
to the place that you appointed for them.(F)
9 You set a boundary that they may not pass,
so that they might not again cover the earth.(G)
10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills,(H)
11 giving drink to every wild animal;
the wild asses quench their thirst.(I)
12 By the streams[e] the birds of the air have their habitation;
they sing among the branches.(J)
13 From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.(K)
14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle
and plants for people to cultivate,
to bring forth food from the earth(L)
15 and wine to gladden the human heart,
oil to make the face shine
and bread to strengthen the human heart.(M)
16 The trees of the field[f] are watered abundantly,
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 In them the birds build their nests;
the stork has its home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for the coneys.(N)
19 You have made the moon to mark the seasons;
the sun knows its time for setting.(O)
20 You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the animals of the forest come creeping out.(P)
21 The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.(Q)
22 When the sun rises, they withdraw
and lie down in their dens.
23 People go out to their work
and to their labor until the evening.(R)
24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.(S)
25 There is the sea, great and wide;
creeping things innumerable are there,
living things both small and great.
26 There go the ships
and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.(T)
27 These all look to you
to give them their food in due season;(U)
28 when you give to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.(V)
30 When you send forth your spirit,[g] they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.(W)
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works—(X)
32 who looks on the earth and it trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke.(Y)
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.(Z)
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord!(AA)
Psalm 104:2-35
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Psalm 104:2-35
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2 The Lord wraps(A) himself in light(B) as with a garment;
he stretches(C) out the heavens(D) like a tent(E)
3 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)
4 He makes winds his messengers,[a](K)
flames of fire(L) his servants.
5 He set the earth(M) on its foundations;(N)
it can never be moved.
6 You covered it(O) with the watery depths(P) as with a garment;
the waters stood(Q) above the mountains.
7 But at your rebuke(R) the waters fled,
at the sound of your thunder(S) they took to flight;
8 they flowed over the mountains,
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assigned(T) for them.
9 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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 104:4 Or angels
- Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.
Revelation 19:12
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Revelation 19:12
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12 His eyes are like[a] a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name inscribed that no one knows but himself.(A)
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Revelation 19:12
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Revelation 19:12
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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)
Isaiah 53:8
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Isaiah 53:8
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8 By a perversion of justice he was taken away.
Who could have imagined his future?
For he was cut off from the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people.(A)
Isaiah 53:8
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Isaiah 53:8
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- Isaiah 53:8 Or From arrest
- 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?
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