He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky.

when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,

What then would be one’s lot from God above, one’s heritage from the Almighty on high?

then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above.

That day – let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!

He spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prestigious position than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

One said to the man clothed in linen who was above the waters of the river, “When will the end of these wondrous events occur?”

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water below.

You are to make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod.

They made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod.

Today realize and carefully consider that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below – there is no other!

You must not make for yourself an image of anything in heaven above, on earth below, or in the waters beneath.

The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around.

On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.

Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly.

You said to yourself, “I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon.

O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it so salvation may grow, and deliverance may sprout up along with it. I, the Lord, create it.

Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out.”

For Israel’s sake I destroyed the Amorites. They were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks, but I destroyed the fruit on their branches and their roots in the ground.