Verse 16

The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S, but the earth He has given to the children of men.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 89:11 : 11 The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours; as for the world and all its fullness, you have founded them.
  • Gen 1:28-30 : 28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food; and it was so.
  • Jer 27:5-6 : 5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed right to me. 6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field I have given him also to serve him.
  • Ps 8:6 : 6 You made him to have dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet:
  • Gen 9:1-3 : 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 And the fear and dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on all that moves on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea; into your hand they are delivered. 3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; just as the green herbs, I have given you all things.
  • Deut 32:8 : 8 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the boundaries of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
  • Lam 3:66 : 66 Pursue and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
  • Ps 148:4 : 4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens.
  • John 14:2 : 2 In my Father's house are many rooms: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
  • Ps 144:5 : 5 Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus says the LORD, The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build for me? and where is the place of my rest?