Isaiah
Isaiah 66:1
1This 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?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| is My throne | כִּסְאִ֔י | kis·’î | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3678 seat |
| and earth | וְהָאָ֖רֶץ | wə·hā·’ā·reṣ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| is My footstool | הֲדֹ֣ם | hă·ḏōm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1916 stool, footstool |
| What kind | אֵי־ | ’ê- | Interrogative | H335 where? |
| of house | בַ֙יִת֙ | ḇa·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| will you build | תִּבְנוּ־ | tiḇ·nū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1129 build |
| for Me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| Or where | וְאֵי־ | wə·’ê- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H335 where? |
| My place | מָק֖וֹם | mā·qō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| of repose | מְנוּחָתִֽי׃ | mə·nū·ḥā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4496 resting-place, rest |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 7:48–50 · Acts 17:24 · Matthew 5:34–35 · 1 Kings 8:27 · Psalm 132:7 · 2 Samuel 7:5–7 · John 4:20–21 · 2 Chronicles 6:18 · Matthew 23:21–22 · Psalm 11:4 · Jeremiah 7:4–11 · 1 Chronicles 28:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.