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# General Information:
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In verses 49 and 50, Stephen quotes from the prophet Isaiah. In the quotation, God is speaking about himself.
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# Heaven is my throne ... the earth is the footstool for my feet
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The prophet is comparing the greatness of God's presence to how impossible it is for man to build a place for God to rest on earth since the whole earth is nothing but a place for God to rest his feet.
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# What kind of house can you build for me?
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God asks this question to show how useless man's efforts are to take care of God. Alternate translation: "You can not build a house adequate enough for me!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# what is the place for my rest?
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God asks this question to show man that he cannot provide God any rest. Alternate translation: "There is no place of rest good enough for me!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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