KJV ORIGINAL
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?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is what the LORD says: Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you possibly build for me? What place could serve as my resting place?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying that He is so great and vast that no building humans could construct could possibly contain Him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes at the end of Isaiah's prophecy, likely written during or after the Babylonian exile when the Jewish people were concerned about rebuilding the temple. The Israelites had lost Solomon's magnificent temple and were focused on reconstructing a physical place to worship God.
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