1 Kings 8:27
ContextNET © | “God does not really live on the earth! 1 Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built! |
NIV © | "But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built! |
NASB © | "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built! |
NLT © | "But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built! |
MSG © | Can it be that God will actually move into our neighborhood? Why, the cosmos itself isn't large enough to give you breathing room, let alone this Temple I've built. |
BBE © | But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made! |
NRSV © | "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that I have built! |
NKJV © | "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! |
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NET © | “God does not really live on the earth! 1 Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built! |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “Indeed, can God really live on the earth?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course not,” the force of which the translation above seeks to reflect. |