Isaiah 66:1

Translations

Modern

This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

Traditional

Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

Literal

Thus says YHWH: “The heavens are My throne, and the earth is the stool for My feet! Where is this house for Me that you will build, and where is this place of My rest?

Latin

Hæc dicit Dominus: Cælum sedes mea, terra autem scabellum pedum meorum. Quæ est ista domus quam ædificabitis mihi? et quis est iste locus quietis meæ?

Original

Hebrew

English

This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

Notes

Isaiah 66:1

My throne … My footstool: God's kingdom extends over all creation (see Isaiah 40:22; Matthew 5:34–035).
house … place of repose: The entire universe is God's home, so humans cannot confine him to a building (see 1 Kings 8:27).
Stephen quoted Isaiah 66:1–2a in his final sermon (Acts 7:49–50).

Isaiah 65:1–66:24

Here, the Lord responds to the prayer in Isaiah 63:7–64:12.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

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Acts 17:24
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
Acts 7:48–50
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Matthew 5:34–35
But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
Psalm 132:7
Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
John 4:20–21
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
2 Samuel 7:5–7
“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
Matthew 23:21–22
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
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Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
1 Chronicles 28:2
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
2 Chronicles 6:18
But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
Psalm 11:4
The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.

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God, Being and Attributes of Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature New Jerusalem Throne

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