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Can a man hide himself in hiding placesSo I do not see him?" declares Yahweh."Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares Yahweh.

Thus says Yahweh,"If the heavens above can be measuredAnd the foundations of the earth searched out below,Then I will also reject all the seed of IsraelFor all that they have done," declares Yahweh.

‘Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,

It is He who made the earth by His power,Who established the world by His wisdom,And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.

When He gives forth His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;He makes lightning for the rainAnd brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Though Babylon should ascend to the heavens,And though she should fortify her lofty stronghold,From Me destroyers will come to her," declares Yahweh.

You will pursue them in anger and destroy themFrom under the heavens of Yahweh!

Now it happened in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

And when I extinguish you,I will cover the heavens and darken their stars;I will cover the sun with a cloud,And the moon will not give its light.

"And it will be in that day, that I will answer," declares Yahweh."I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth,

Before them the earth trembles;The heavens quake;The sun and the moon grow dark,And the stars lose their brightness.

And Yahweh roars from ZionAnd gives forth His voice from Jerusalem,And the heavens and the earth quake.But Yahweh is a refuge for His peopleAnd a strong defense to the sons of Israel.

God comes from Teman,And the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah.His splendor covers the heavens,And the earth is full of His praise.

For thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Once more—in a little while—I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land.

"Speak to Zerubbabel governor of Judah, saying, ‘I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.

"Ho there! Flee from the land of the north," declares Yahweh, "for I have dispersed you as the four winds of the heavens," declares Yahweh.

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, two women were coming out with the wind in their wings; and they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.

‘For there will be peace for the seed: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will yield its produce, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

The oracle of the word of Yahweh concerning Israel. Thus declares Yahweh who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him,

And after being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him,