Isaiah 66:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thusכֹּ֚ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the LORD,יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"Heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
is My throneכִּסְאִ֔י
(kis·'i,)
3678: seat of honor, thronefrom the same as kese
and the earthוְהָאָ֖רֶץ
(ve·ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
is My footstool.הֲדֹ֣ם
(ha·dom)
1916: a stool, footstoolfrom an unused word
Whereאֵי־
(ei-)
335: where?a prim. adverb
thenזֶ֥ה
(zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
is a houseבַ֙יִת֙
(va·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
you could buildתִּבְנוּ־
(tiv·nu-)
1129: to builda prim. root
for Me? And whereוְאֵי־
(ve·'ei-)
335: where?a prim. adverb
is a placeמָקֹ֖ום
(ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
that I may rest?מְנוּחָתִֽי׃
(me·nu·cha·ti.)
4496: resting place, restfem. of manoach


















KJV Lexicon
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
The heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
is my throne
kicce'  (kis-say')
covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied) -- seat, stool, throne.
and the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
is my footstool
regel  (reh'-gel)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda -- be able to endure, according as, after, coming, follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), great toe, haunt, journey, leg, piss, possession, time.
hadom  (had-ome')
a foot stool -- (foot-)stool.
where is the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
that ye build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
unto me and where is the place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
of my rest
mnuwchah  (men-oo-khaw')
repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode -- comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Thus says the LORD, "Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is what the LORD says: Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What house could you possibly build for Me? And what place could be My home?

International Standard Version
This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house that you would build for me, and where will my resting place be?

NET Bible
This is what the LORD says: "The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what the LORD says: Heaven is my throne. The earth is my footstool. Where can you build a house or resting place for me?

King James 2000 Bible
Thus says the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
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