Acts 7:49

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?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?"

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Mace New Testament (1729)
and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

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?

Contextual Overview

⁴² But God turned against them and did not try to stop them from worshiping the sun, moon, and stars. This is what is written in the book of the prophets: God says, ‘People of Israel, you did not bring me sacrifices and offerings while you traveled in the desert for forty years. ⁴³ You have carried with you the tent to worship Molech and the idols of the star god Rephan that you made to worship. So I will send you away beyond Babylon.' Amos 5:25–27 ⁴⁴ "The Holy Tent where God spoke to our ancestors was with them in the desert. God told Moses how to make this Tent, and he made it like the plan God showed him. ⁴⁵ Later, Joshua led our ancestors to capture the lands of the other nations. Our people went in, and God forced the other people out. When our people went into this new land, they took with them this same Tent they had received from their ancestors. They kept it until the time of David, ⁴⁶ who pleased God and asked God to let him build a house for him, the God of Jacob. ⁴⁷ But Solomon was the one who built the Temple. ⁴⁸ "But the Most High does not live in houses that people build with their hands. As the prophet says: ⁴⁹ ‘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? ⁵⁰ Remember, my hand made all these things!'" Isaiah 66:1–2

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.