Thus the heavensand the earthwere completed,and alltheir hosts.
In the beginningGodcreatedthe heavensand the earth.
Godcalledthe drylandearth,and the gatheringof the watersHe calledseas;and Godsawthat it was good.
Thisis the accountof the heavensand the earthwhen they were created,in the daythat the LORDGodmadeearthand heaven.
Hezekiahprayedbeforethe LORDand said,"O LORD,the Godof Israel,who are enthroned[above] the cherubim,You are the God,You alone,of allthe kingdomsof the earth.You have madeheavenand earth.
Then Huramcontinued,"Blessedbe the LORD,the Godof Israel,whohas madeheavenand earth,whohas givenKingDavida wiseson,endowedwith discretionand understanding,whowill builda housefor the LORDand a royalpalacefor himself.
"You aloneare the LORD.You have madethe heavens,The heavenof heavenswith alltheir host,The earthand allthat is on it, The seasand allthat is in them. You givelifeto allof them And the heavenlyhostbowsdownbefore You.
"Whoamong allthesedoes not knowThat the handof the LORDhas donethis,
CoveringYourself with lightas with a cloak,Stretchingout heavenlike a [tent] curtain.
Who madeheavenand earth,The seaand allthat is in them; Who keepsfaithforever;
By the wordof the LORDthe heavenswere made,And by the breathof His mouthalltheir host.
For He spoke,and it was done;He commanded,and it stoodfast.
"For in sixdaysthe LORDmadethe heavensand the earth,the seaand allthat is in them, and restedon the seventhday;thereforethe LORDblessedthe sabbathdayand madeit holy.
"It is a signbetweenMe and the sonsof Israelforever;for in sixdaysthe LORDmadeheavenand earth,but on the seventhdayHe ceased[from labor], and was refreshed."
And allthe hostof heavenwill wearaway,And the skywill be rolledup like a scroll;Alltheir hostswill also witherawayAs a leafwithersfrom the vine,Or as [one] withersfrom the figtree.
ThussaysGodthe LORD,Who createdthe heavensand stretchedthem out, Who spreadout the earthand its offspring,Who givesbreathto the peopleon it And spiritto those who walkin it,
"It is I who madethe earth,and createdmanupon it. I stretchedout the heavenswith My handsAnd I ordainedalltheir host.
For thussaysthe LORD,who createdthe heavens(He is the Godwho formedthe earthand madeit, He establishedit [and] did not createit a wasteplace,[but] formedit to be inhabited),"I am the LORD,and thereis noneelse.
"SurelyMy handfoundedthe earth,And My righthandspreadout the heavens;When I callto them, they standtogether.
"For [as] the heavensare higherthanthe earth,Soare My wayshigherthanyour waysAnd My thoughtsthanyour thoughts.
"For behold,I createnewheavensand a newearth;And the formerthingswill not be rememberedor cometo mind.
[It is] He who madethe earthby His power,Who establishedthe worldby His wisdom;And by His understandingHe has stretchedout the heavens.
The portionof Jacobis not like these;For the Makerof allis He, And Israelis the tribeof His inheritance;The LORDof hostsis His name.
"They will spreadthem out to the sun,the moonand to allthe hostof heaven,whichthey have lovedand whichthey have served,and whichthey have goneafterand whichthey have sought,and whichthey have worshiped.They will not be gatheredor buried;they will be as dungon the faceof the ground.
The burdenof the wordof the LORDconcerningIsrael.[Thus] declaresthe LORDwho stretchesout the heavens,laysthe foundationof the earth,and formsthe spiritof manwithinhim,
And suddenlythere appearedwith the angela multitudeof the heavenlyhostpraisingGodand saying,
And when they heard[this], they liftedtheir voicesto Godwith one accordand said,"O Lord,it is You who MADE THE HEAVENAND THE EARTHAND THE SEA,AND ALLTHAT IS IN THEM,
"But Godturned awayand deliveredthem up to servethe hostof heaven;as it is writtenin the bookof the prophets,IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFEREDVICTIMSAND SACRIFICESFORTYYEARSIN THE WILDERNESS,WAS IT, O HOUSEOF ISRAEL?
and has goneand servedothergodsand worshipedthem, or the sunorthe moonoranyof the heavenlyhost,whichI have not commanded,
"And [beware] not to liftup your eyesto heavenand seethe sunand the moonand the stars,allthe hostof heaven,and be drawnawayand worshipthem and servethem, those whichthe LORDyour Godhas allottedto allthe peoplesunderthe wholeheaven.
For we whohave believedenterthat rest,justas He has said,"AS I SWOREIN MY WRATH,THEY SHALL NOT ENTERMY REST,"althoughHis workswere finishedfrom the foundationof the world.
