He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.
Parallel translations
- WEB He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away.
- KJV He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
- NKJV He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away.
- NASB He has also established them forever and ever; He has made a decree, and it will not pass away.
- NLT He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked.
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Quick answer
God established creation forever by an unchanging decree. His sustaining order is fixed and enduring.
Overview
Having created all things, God also upholds them by a decree that will not pass away, giving the cosmos its stable order. Creation's continued existence depends on His faithful word. This same Christ through whom all things were made now holds all things together (Colossians 1:17).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Jer 33:25This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,
- Jer 31:35–36Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
- Job 38:33Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?
- Ps 89:37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
- Ps 119:90–91Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
- Job 38:10–11when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,
- Ps 93:1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
- Isa 54:9“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
- Prov 8:27–29I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
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