Acts 7:49

Mace New Testament

and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Can you humans build something worthy like that for me? Could you even envision such a thing for me to rest my feet?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'HEAVEN IS MY THRONE, AND EARTH IS THE FOOTSTOOL OF MY FEET; WHAT KIND OF HOUSE WILL YOU BUILD FOR ME?' says the Lord, 'OR WHAT PLACE IS THERE FOR MY REPOSE?

Legacy Standard Bible
‘Heaven is My throne,And earth is the footstool of My feet.What kind of house will you build for Me?' says the Lord,‘Or what place is there for My rest?

Bible in Basic English
Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is a resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, says the Lord, or what is my place of rest?

Darby Translation
The heaven [is] my throne and the earth the footstool of my feet: what house will ye build me? saith [the] Lord, or where [is the] place of my rest?

New King James Version
"Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the LORD, Or what is the place of My rest?

Christian Standard Bible®
Heaven is My throne, and earth My footstool. What sort of house will you build for Me? says the Lord, or what is My resting place?

World English Bible
'heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord; 'Or what is the place of my rest?

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
What house will ye build me, saith the Lord: or What is the place of my rest?

Weymouth's New Testament
"`The sky 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 resting place shall I have?

King James Version (1611)
Heauen is my throne, and earth is my footestoole: What house will ye build me, saith the Lord? Or what is the place of my rest?

Literal Translation
"Heaven is My throne, and the earth a footstool of My feet; what house will you build Me," "says the Lord," "or what the place of My rest?"

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Heaue is my seate, and the earth is my fote stole. What house then wil ye buylde vnto me? sayeth the LORDE: Or which is the place of my rest?

Amplified Bible
'HEAVEN IS MY THRONE, AND THE EARTH IS THE FOOTSTOOL FOR MY FEET; WHAT KIND OF HOUSE WILL YOU BUILD FOR ME?' says the Lord, 'OR WHAT PLACE IS THERE FOR MY REST?

American Standard Version
The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?

Revised Standard Version
'Heaven is my throne, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Heven is my seate and erth is my fote stole what housse will ye bylde for me sayth the Lorde? or what place is it that I shuld rest in?

Update Bible Version
The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will you build me? says the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?

Webster's Bible Translation
Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my footstool: What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord: or what [is] the place of my rest?

Young's Literal Translation
The heaven [is] My throne, and the earth My footstool; what house will ye build to Me? saith the Lord, or what [is] the place of My rest?

New Century Version
‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. So do you think you can build a house for me? says the Lord. Do I need a place to rest?

New English Translation
‘ 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 my resting place?

Berean Standard Bible
'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 place of repose be?

Contemporary English Version
"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? In what place will I rest?

Complete Jewish Bible
‘Heaven is my throne,' says Adonai , ‘and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you build for me? What kind of place could you devise for my rest?

English Standard Version
"‘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?

Geneva Bible (1587)
Heauen is my throne, and earth is my footestoole: what house wil ye build for me, saith the Lord? or what place is it that I should rest in?

George Lamsa Translation
Heaven is my throne, and earth is the footstool under my feet. What kind of house will you build me? says the LORD, or Where is the place of my rest?

Hebrew Names Version
'heaven is my throne, And the eretz the footstool of my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord; 'Or what is the place of my rest?

International Standard Version
"'Heaven is my throne,Isaiah 66:1-2; Matthew 5:34-35; 23:22;">[xr] and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house can you build for me,' declares the Lord, "or what place is there in which I can rest?

Etheridge Translation
Heaven is my throne, And earth the footstool beneath my feet: What house will you build me ? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest ?

Murdock Translation
Heaven is my throne, and earth the footstool under my feet. What is the house, ye will build for me? saith the Lord: or, what is the place of my repose?

New Living Translation
‘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?

New Life Bible
'Heaven is the place where I sit and the earth is the place where I rest My feet. What house will you build Me?' says the Lord. ‘Or what is My place of rest?

English Revised Version
The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?

New Revised Standard
‘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?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Heaven is my thrown, and, the earth, is my footstool: What manner of house, will ye build me, saith the Lord, - Or what shall be the place of my resting?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Heaven is my throne and the earth my footstool. What house will you build me (saith the Lord)? Or what is the place of my resting?

King James Version
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?

Lexham English Bible
‘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?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Heauen is my seate, and earth is my footstoole. What house wyll ye buylde for me, saith the Lord? Or which is the place of my rest?

Easy-to-Read Version
‘The Lord says, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is where I rest my feet. So do you think you can build a house for me? Do I need a place to rest?

New American Standard Bible
'HEAVEN IS MY THRONE, AND THE EARTH IS THE FOOTSTOOL OF MY FEET; WHAT KIND OF HOUSE WILL YOU BUILD FOR ME?' says the Lord, 'OR WHAT PLACE IS THERE FOR MY REST?

Good News Translation
‘Heaven is my throne, says the Lord, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house would you build for me? Where is the place for me to live in?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
as he seith bi the profete, Heuene is a seete to me, and the erthe is the stool of my feet; what hous schulen ye bilde to me, seith the Lord, ether what place is of my restyng?

Contextual Overview

⁴² then God left them, and abandon'd them to the worship of the celestial army; as it is written in the book of the prophets , "O ye house of Israel, is it to me that ye have offered victims, and sacrifices, for the space of forty years in the wilderness? ⁴³ on the contrary, ye carried the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: wherefore I will transport you beyond Babylon." ⁴⁴ our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, ordering Moses to make it according to the model that he had seen. ⁴⁵ which our fathers and Joshua having receiv'd, they carry'd it into the territory of those nations whom God drove out upon their arrival: where it staid to the time of David, who was favoured by God, ⁴⁶ and desired to have a settled tabernacle for the God of Jacob. ⁴⁷ it was Solomon however that built him a temple. ⁴⁸ altho' the most high does not dwell in temples made with hands; as the prophet said , "heaven is my throne, ⁴⁹ and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? ⁵⁰ hath not my hand made all these things?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Heaven: 1 Kings 22:19, Psalms 11:4, Jeremiah 23:24, Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 23:22, Revelation 3:21

what house: Jeremiah 7:4-11, Malachi 1:11, Matthew 24:2, John 4:21

Reciprocal: Exodus 17:16 - Because Deuteronomy 26:15 - Look down 1 Kings 8:27 - But will 1 Chronicles 28:2 - the footstool 2 Chronicles 2:6 - But who 2 Chronicles 6:18 - But will Psalms 68:5 - in his Psalms 92:1 - most Jeremiah 32:17 - thou Ezekiel 43:7 - the place of my throne

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Heaven is my throne,.... There is the seat of the divine Majesty; there his glory is most conspicuous; there he keeps his court, that is his palace; and there are his attendants, the angels; and from thence are the administrations of his regal power and government, over the whole world:

and earth is my footstool; which is under his feet, is subject to him, and at his dispose, and which he makes use of at his pleasure: these things are not to be literally understood, but are images and figures, representing the majesty, sovereignty, and immensity of God; who is the maker of all things, the governor of the universe, and is above all places, and not to be contained in any:

what house will ye build me? saith the Lord; or where can any be built for him, since he already takes up the heaven and the earth? what house can be built by men, or with hands, that can hold him, or is fit for him to dwell in?

or what is the place of my rest? not in any house made with hands, but in the church among his saints, who are the temples of the living God; and this is his rest for ever, and here will he dwell, because he has chosen and desired them, and built them up for an habitation for himself, Psalms 132:13

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Heaven is my throne - See the notes on Matthew 5:34.

Earth is my footstool - See the notes on Matthew 5:35.

What house ... - What house or temple can be large or magnificent enough for the dwelling of Him who made all things?

The place of my rest - My home, my abode, my fixed seat or habitation. Compare Psalms 95:11.