KJV King James Version
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
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Hebrews 1:10
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
WEB World English Bible
And, “You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.
ASV American Standard Version
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and, ‘Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;
Surrounding context — Hebrews 1
7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
8 But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
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καὶG2532 · kaiandσὺG4771 · suyouκατ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toἀρχάς,G746 · archēbeginningκύριε,G2962 · kurioslord: GodτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆνG1093 · gēearth: planetἐθεμελίωσας,G2311 · themelioōto foundκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔργαG2041 · ergonworkτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoχειρῶνG5495 · cheirhandσούG4771 · suyouεἰσινG1510 · eimito beοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοί·G3772 · ouranosheaven
Cross-references
Psalm 102:25-27Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens [are] the work of thy hands.Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.John 1:1-3In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for thee:Isaiah 48:13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: [when] I call unto them, they stand up together.Psalm 8:3-4When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;Isaiah 42:5Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.Proverbs 8:29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:Isaiah 51:13And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where [is] the fury of the oppressor?Isaiah 64:8But now, O LORD, thou [art] our father; we [are] the clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand.Revelation 3:14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;Psalm 19:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.Deuteronomy 4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, [even] all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
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