Verse 16

The heauens, euen the heauens are the Lordes: but he hath giuen the earth to the sonnes of men.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 89:11 : 11 The heauens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast layde the foundation of the world, and all that therein is.
  • Gen 1:28-30 : 28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, Bring forth fruite and multiplie, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, & ouer euery beast that moueth vpon the earth. 29 And God said, Beholde, I haue giuen vnto you euery herbe bearing seede, which is vpon al the earth, and euery tree, wherein is the fruite of a tree bearing seede: that shall be to you for meate. 30 Likewise to euery beast of the earth, and to euery foule of the heauen, and to euery thing that moueth vpon the earth, which hath life in it selfe, euery greene herbe shall be for meate; it was so.
  • Jer 27:5-6 : 5 I haue made the earth, the ma, and the beast that are vpon the groud, by my great power, and by my outstreched arme, and haue giuen it vnto whom it pleased me. 6 But nowe I haue giuen all these landes into the hand of Nebuchad-nezzar the King of Babel my seruant, and the beastes of the fielde haue I also giuen him to serue him.
  • Ps 8:6 : 6 Thou hast made him to haue dominion in the workes of thine hands: thou hast put all things vnder his feete:
  • Gen 9:1-3 : 1 And God blessed Noah and his sonnes, and said to them, Bring foorth fruite, and multiplie, and replenish the earth. 2 Also the feare of you, and the dread of you shalbe vpon euery beast of the earth, and vpon euery foule of the heauen, vpon all that moueth on the earth, and vpon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they deliuered. 3 Euery thing that moueth and liueth, shall be meate for you: as the greene herbe, haue I giuen you all things.
  • Deut 32:8 : 8 When the most hie God deuided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sonnes of Adam, he appoynted the borders of the people, according to the nomber of the children of Israel.
  • Lam 3:66 : 66 Persecute with wrath & destroy them from vnder the heauen, O Lord.
  • Ps 148:4 : 4 Prayse ye him, heauens of heauens, and waters, that be aboue the heauens.
  • John 14:2 : 2 In my Fathers house are many dwelling places: if it were not so, I would haue tolde you: I go to prepare a place for you.
  • Ps 144:5 : 5 Bow thine heauens, O Lorde, and come downe: touch the mountaines & they shal smoke.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith the Lorde, The heauen is my throne, and the earth is my footestoole: where is that house that ye will builde vnto me? and where is that place of my rest?