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Hebrews 1:10

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

KJV

καί, σὺ κατ’ ἀρχάς, κύριε, τὴν γῆν ἐθεμελίωσας, καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σού εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί·

Greek NT

Et : Tu in principio, Domine, terram fundasti : et opera manuum tuarum sunt cæli.

Vulgate

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

ASV

And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, didst found the earth: and the works of thy hands are the heavens.

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεμελιόω
themelioo
verb · 5×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ἀρχή
arche
noun · 56×
ἔργον
ergon
noun · 169×
o
article · 19778×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Ps 102:25 · adapted
    "Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands."
    Psalm 102: you Lord laid the foundation of the earth — applied to the Son

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Everywhere indeed a reverential mind is requisite, but especially when we say or hear anything of God: Since neither can tongue speak nor thought hear anything suitable to our God. And why speak I of tongue or thought? For not even the understanding which far excels these, will be able to comprehend anything accurately, when we desire to utter anything concerning God. For if…
1. Our Lord Jesus Christ calls His coming in the flesh an exodus [or going out]: as when He says, The sower went out to sow. Matthew 13:3 And again, I went out from the Father, and have come. John 16:28 And in many places one may see this. But Paul calls it an [eisodus or] coming in, saying, And when again He brings in the First-Begotten into the world, meaning by this Bringing…
57. Though surely amid such speculations, they will be moved by the sacred poet, saying, 'Who is he among the gods that shall be like the Lord ,' and, 'Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord.' However, they must be answered, with the chance of their profiting by it, that comparison confessedly does belong to subjects one in kind, not to those which differ. No one, for in…

Cross-references

  • Col 1:16 — For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by hi
  • Deut 4:19 — And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD
  • Gen 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  • Gen 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  • Hab 1:12 — Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
  • Isa 40:12 — Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a
  • Isa 40:22 — It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
  • Isa 42:5 — Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit
  • Isa 42:5 — Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit
  • Isa 44:24 — Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
  • Isa 48:13 — Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
  • Isa 48:13 — Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
  • Isa 51:6 — Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in li
  • Isa 51:13 — And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he we
  • Isa 64:8 — But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
  • Jer 27:5 — 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 unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
  • Jer 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
  • Jer 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
  • Job 38:4 — Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
  • John 1:1 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  • John 1:3 — All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
  • John 8:58 — Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
  • John 17:5 — And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
  • Mark 13:31 — Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
  • Prov 8:25 — Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
  • Prov 8:29 — When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
  • Ps 8:3 — When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
  • Ps 19:1 — The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
  • Ps 90:2 — Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
  • Ps 93:2 — Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
  • Ps 102:25 — Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
  • Ps 102:25 — Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
  • Rev 1:4 — John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
  • Rev 3:14 — And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
  • Rev 4:11 — Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
  • Zech 12:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
  • Zech 12:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.