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Proper Worship

66 Thus says Yahweh:

“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is the footstool for my feet.
Where is this house that you would build for me?
    And where is this resting place for me?
And my hand has made all these things,
    and all these came to be,”[a]

declares[b] Yahweh, “but[c] I look to this one:

to the humble and the contrite of spirit
    and the one frightened at my word.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:2 Literally “were”
  2. Isaiah 66:2 Literally “declaration of”
  3. Isaiah 66:2 Or “and”

Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,(A)
    and the earth is my footstool.(B)
Where is the house(C) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?
Has not my hand made all these things,(D)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,(E)
    and who tremble at my word.(F)

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