⁴⁸^yHowbeit ^zthe most High ^adwelleth not in temples ^bmade with hands; as saith the prophet, ⁴⁹^cHeaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

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Cross references

ySee 1 Kin. 8. 27.
zSee Luke 1. 32.
a ch. 17. 24.
bSee Mark 14. 58.
cCited from Isai. 66. 1, 2. See Ps. 11. 4.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,

“ ‘Heaven is my throne,

and the earth is my footstool.

What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,

or what is the place of my rest?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

“ ‘Heaven is my throne,

and the earth is my footstool.

What kind of house will you build for me?

says the Lord.

Or where will my resting place be?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

but the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:

Heaven is my throne,

and the earth my footstool.

What sort of house will you build for me?

says the Lord,

or what will be my resting place?

NLTNew Living Translation

However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,

‘Heaven is my throne,

and the earth is my footstool.

Could you build me a temple as good as that?’

asks the Lord.

‘Could you build me such a resting place?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, just as the prophet says,

‘Heaven is my throne

and earth is the footstool for my feet.

What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,

or what is the place of my rest?

KJV 1900King James Version

Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

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