But the Lord sits enthroned forever;(A)
He has established His throne for judgment.(B)

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The Lord reigns forever;(A)
    he has established his throne(B) for judgment.

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The Lord is in His holy temple;(A)
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.(B)
His eyes watch; He examines[a] everyone.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:4 Lit His eyelids examine

The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(B)
He observes everyone on earth;(C)
    his eyes examine(D) them.

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Your throne,(A) God, is[a] forever and ever;
the scepter of Your[b] kingdom is a scepter of justice.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 45:6 Or Your divine throne is, or Your throne is God’s
  2. Psalm 45:6 Or your

Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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  1. Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.

Final Judgment and Joyous Restoration

66 This is what the Lord says:

Heaven(A) is My throne,(B)
and earth is My footstool.(C)
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?(D)

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Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,(A)
    and the earth is my footstool.(B)
Where is the house(C) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?

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17 At that time Jerusalem will be called, Yahweh’s Throne,(A) and all the nations will be gathered to it,(B) to the name of Yahweh in Jerusalem.(C) They will cease to follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.

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17 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne(A) of the Lord, and all nations(B) will gather in Jerusalem to honor(C) the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(D)

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26 The shape of a throne with the appearance of sapphire[a] stone was above the expanse.[b](A) There was a form with the appearance of a human on the throne high above.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 1:26 Or lapis lazuli
  2. Ezekiel 1:26 Lit expanse that was over their head

26 Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne(A) of lapis lazuli,(B) and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.(C)

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God’s Glory Leaves the Temple

10 Then I looked, and there above the expanse over the heads(A) of the cherubim was something like sapphire[a] stone resembling the shape of a throne that appeared above them.

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  1. Ezekiel 10:1 Or lapis lazuli

God’s Glory Departs From the Temple

10 I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne(A) of lapis lazuli(B) above the vault(C) that was over the heads of the cherubim.(D)

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He said to me: “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet,(A) where I will dwell among the Israelites forever.(B) The house of Israel and their kings will no longer defile My holy name by their religious prostitution and by the corpses[a](C) of their kings at their high places.[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or monuments
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Some Hb mss, Theod, Tg read their death

He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne(A) and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile(B) my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings[a] for their kings at their death.[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or the memorial monuments; also in verse 9
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Or their high places