"But will Godindeeddwellwith mankindon the earth?Behold,heavenand the highestheavencannotcontainYou; howmuchlessthishousewhichI have built.
"But will Godindeeddwellon the earth?Behold,heavenand the highestheavencannotcontainYou, howmuchlessthishousewhichI have built!
"The housewhichI am about to build[will be] great,for greateris our Godthanallthe gods.
"But whois ableto builda housefor Him, for the heavensand the highestheavenscannotcontainHim? So whoam I, that I should builda housefor Him, exceptto burn[incense] beforeHim?
Nowtherefore, do not let Hezekiahdeceiveyou or misleadyou like this,and do not believehim, for nogodof anynationor kingdomwas ableto deliverhis peoplefrom my handor from the handof my fathers.Howmuchlesswill your Goddeliveryou from my hand?'"
"Nowtherefore, O LORD,the Godof Israel,let Your wordbe confirmedwhichYou have spokento Your servantDavid.
"Yet haveregardto the prayerof Your servantand to his supplication,O LORDmy God,to listento the cryand to the prayerwhichYour servantpraysbeforeYou;
Howmuchmorethose who dwellin housesof clay,Whosefoundationis in the dust,Who are crushedbeforethe moth!
"Howthencan I answerHim, [And] choosemy wordsbeforeHim?
You have ascendedon high,You have ledcaptive[Your] captives;You have receivedgiftsamong men,Even [among] the rebelliousalso,that the LORDGodmay dwell[there].
For thussaysthe highand exaltedOne Who livesforever,whose nameis Holy,"I dwell[on] a highand holyplace, And [also] with the contriteand lowlyof spiritIn order to revivethe spiritof the lowlyAnd to revivethe heartof the contrite.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Heavenis My throneand the earthis My footstool.Wherethenis a houseyou could buildfor Me? And whereis a placethat I may rest?
"Can a manhidehimself in hidingplacesSo I do not seehim?" declaresthe LORD."Do I not fillthe heavensand the earth?"declaresthe LORD.
"But I sayto you that something greaterthan the templeis here.
"Ifyou then,beingevil,know howto givegoodgiftsto your children,how muchmorewill your Fatherwho is in heavengivewhat is goodto thosewho askHim!
"The Godwho madethe worldand all thingsin it, since He is Lordof heavenand earth,does not dwellin templesmade with hands;
I knowa manin Christwho fourteenyearsago--whetherin the bodyI do not know,orout of the bodyI do not know,Godknows--such a manwas caughtup to the thirdheaven.
