“ But will God really live on earth among people? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

“神果真与世人同住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的，何况我所建的这殿呢？

“上帝果真与世人同住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足容纳你，何况我所建的这殿呢？

“神果真与世人同住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足容纳你，何况我所建的这殿呢？

“然而，上帝啊，你真的会住在人间吗？看啊，诸天尚且不够你居住，更何况我建造的这殿呢？

“神真的要和人住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天也容不下你，何况我建造的这殿呢？

「神果真與世人同住在地上嗎？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的，何況我所建的這殿呢？

「上帝果真與世人同住在地上嗎？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足容納你，何況我所建的這殿呢？

「神果真與世人同住在地上嗎？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足容納你，何況我所建的這殿呢？

「然而，上帝啊，你真的會住在人間嗎？看啊，諸天尚且不夠你居住，更何況我建造的這殿呢？

“神真的要和人住在地上嗎？看哪，天和天上的天也容不下你，何況我建造的這殿呢？

『然而上帝果真和人同住在地上麼？看哪，天和天上之天尚且容不下你，何況我所建的這殿呢？

然上帝豈真與世人同居於地乎、天與天上之天、不足容爾、況我所建之室乎、

然上帝豈居於地乎、穹蒼不足以居爾、天上明宮亦不足以居爾、況我所建之殿乎。

然天主豈真與世人同居於地乎、天與天上之天、尚不足為主之居所、況我所建之殿乎、

“ But will God really dwell on earth with humans? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!

“ But will God really live on earth with human beings? After all, the heavens can’t hold you. In fact, even the highest heavens can’t hold you. So this temple I’ve built certainly can’t hold you!

“ But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built!

But will God indeed live on earth with humans? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain you, much less this temple I have built.

“ But will God really dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built!

“ But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!

But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!

But will God indeed live on earth with man? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

“ God does not really live with humankind on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

“ But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house which I have built!

But who can really build him a worthy home? Not even the highest heavens can contain him! So who am I to consider building a Temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices to him?

This is what the Lord says:“ Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as that? Could you build me such a resting place?

I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.

Who can be compared with the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high?He stoops to look down on heaven and on earth.

“ He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man made temples,

Then I will live among the people of Israel and be their God,and they will know that I am the Lord their God. I am the one who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the Lord their God.

“ So who am I, that I should try to answer God or even reason with him?

Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you! Don’t let him fool you like this! I say it again— no god of any nation or kingdom has ever yet been able to rescue his people from me or my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power!”

However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,‘ 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?

how much less will he trust people made of clay! They are made of dust, crushed as easily as a moth.

How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?God is more glorious than the moon; he shines brighter than the stars.In comparison, people are maggots; we mortals are mere worms.”

When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the Lord God will live among us there.

I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know— only God knows.

“ But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this:“ I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.

So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.

Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the Lord.