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The Bible frequently uses the imagery of a foundation to convey the importance of a solid base in various aspects of life and faith.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>The Old Testament often refers to foundations in the context of construction and creation. In <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>, the creation of the world is described as God laying the foundations of the earth, establishing His sovereignty and the order of creation. <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-6</a> records God questioning Job, "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone?"<br><br>The Psalms also reflect on the theme of divine foundations. <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5</a> states, "He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved." This verse emphasizes God's power and the permanence of His creation. Similarly, <a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a> prophesies, "So this is what the Lord GOD says: 'See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.'"<br><br><b>New Testament References</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the concept of foundation takes on a more spiritual dimension. Jesus Christ is often depicted as the cornerstone of the Christian faith. In <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-25</a> , Jesus teaches about the importance of building one's life on a solid foundation: "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock."<br><br>The Apostle Paul further develops this theme in his epistles. In <a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">1 Corinthians 3:11</a> , he writes, "For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ." This underscores the centrality of Christ as the foundation of the Church and the believer's life. <a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-20</a> also highlights this, stating, "Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God&#8217;s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone."<br><br><b>Theological Significance</b><br><br>Theologically, the foundation represents the essential truths and doctrines upon which the Christian faith is built. The imagery of Christ as the cornerstone signifies His role as the essential support and alignment for the entire structure of the Church. Believers are called to build their lives on the teachings of Christ, ensuring that their faith is rooted in the truth of the Gospel.<br><br>The foundation also serves as a metaphor for the believer's personal spiritual life. Just as a building requires a strong foundation to withstand external pressures, so too must a believer's faith be grounded in the Word of God to endure trials and challenges. The parable of the wise and foolish builders in <a href="/bsb/matthew/7.htm">Matthew 7</a> illustrates the consequences of building on a solid foundation versus a weak one, emphasizing the importance of obedience to Christ's teachings.<br><br>In summary, the biblical concept of foundation encompasses both the physical and spiritual realms, highlighting the necessity of a strong, unwavering base in both creation and faith. Through the imagery of foundations, Scripture communicates the enduring stability and reliability found in God and His Word.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">FOUNDATION</span><p>foun-da'-shun:<br><br>In Hebrew the words for "foundation" are mostly derivatives from yacadh, "to found," and in Greek two words are used: one, katabole, of "foundation of the world" (<a href="/mark/13-35.htm">Mark 13:35</a>; <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Mark 15:34</a> <a href="/luke/11-50.htm">Luke 11:50</a> <a href="/john/17-24.htm">John 17:24</a>, etc.); the other, themelios, of the foundation of a building (<a href="/luke/6-48.htm">Luke 6:48, 49</a>; <a href="/luke/14-29.htm">Luke 14:29</a> <a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Acts 16:26</a>, etc.), in which sense it is also used metaphorically in various connections (Christ the foundation of the church, <a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">1 Corinthians 3:11</a>; or the apostles and prophets the foundation, with Christ as corner-stone, <a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>; the foundation of repentance, <a href="/hebrews/6-1.htm">Hebrews 6:1</a>, etc.). In <a href="/psalms/11-3.htm">Psalm 11:3</a>, "if the foundations be destroyed," the Hebrew word is shath. In <a href="/jeremiah/50-15.htm">Jeremiah 50:15</a>, the Revised Version (British and American) reads "bulwarks" for "foundations"; conversely in <a href="/psalms/89-14.htm">Psalm 89:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalm 97:2</a>, for the King James Version "habitation," the Revised Version (British and American) reads "foundation," and in <a href="/isaiah/6-4.htm">Isaiah 6:4</a> for the King James Version "posts," reads "foundations."<br><br>James Orr<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2311.htm"><span class="l">2311. themelioo -- to lay the <b>foundation</b> of</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to lay the <b>foundation</b> of. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: themelioo Phonetic<br> Spelling: (them-el-ee-o&#39;-o) Short Definition: I found, lay the <b>foundation</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2311.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2310b.htm"><span class="l">2310b. themelios -- of or for a <b>foundation</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 2310a, 2310b. themelios. 2311 . of or for a <b>foundation</b>. Transliteration:<br> themelios Short Definition: <b>foundation</b>. Word Origin from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2310b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p><a href="/greek/2310.htm"><span class="l">2310. themelios -- of or for a <b>foundation</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 2309, 2310. themelios. 2310a . of or for a <b>foundation</b>. Part of Speech:<br> Noun, Masculine; Noun, Neuter Transliteration: themelios <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2310.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2310a.htm"><span class="l">2310a. themelion -- of or for a <b>foundation</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of or for a <b>foundation</b>. Transliteration: themelion Short Definition: <b>foundation</b>.<br> Word Origin probably from themelios Definition of or for a <b>foundation</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2310a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p><a href="/greek/2602.htm"><span class="l">2602. katabole -- a laying down</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a laying down. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: katabole Phonetic<br> Spelling: (kat-ab-ol-ay&#39;) Short Definition: a <b>foundation</b>, depositing, sowing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2602.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1477.htm"><span class="l">1477. hedraioma -- a support, fig. a basis</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a basis. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: hedraioma Phonetic Spelling:<br> (hed-rah&#39;-yo-mah) Short Definition: a <b>foundation</b>, stay, support Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1477.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2026.htm"><span class="l">2026. epoikodomeo -- to build upon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> build upon. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epoikodomeo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ep-oy-kod-om-eh&#39;-o) Short Definition: I build upon a <b>foundation</b> Definition: I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2026.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1949.htm"><span class="l">1949. epilambanomai -- to lay hold of</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1 Tim 6:19: &quot;Storing up for themselves the treasure of a good <b>foundation</b> for<br> the future, so that they (1949 ) that which is life indeed&quot; (). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1949.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/386.htm"><span class="l">386. anastasis -- a standing up, ie a resurrection, a raising up <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Christ&#39;s is the <b>foundation</b> of Christianity, which also guarantees the<br> future resurrection of all believers (see Jn 6:39,40,44). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/386.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2091.htm"><span class="l">2091. hetoimasia -- preparation</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hetoimasia Phonetic Spelling: (het-oy-mas-ee&#39;-ah)<br> Short Definition: preparation, readiness Definition: <b>foundation</b>, firm footing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2091.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4143.htm"><span class="l">4143. musad -- <b>foundation</b>, <b>foundation</b> laying</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4142, 4143. musad. 4144 . <b>foundation</b>, <b>foundation</b> laying. Transliteration: musad<br> Phonetic Spelling: (moo-sawd&#39;) Short Definition: <b>foundation</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4143.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4527.htm"><span class="l">4527. massad -- <b>foundation</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 4526, 4527. massad. 4528 . <b>foundation</b>. Transliteration: massad Phonetic<br> Spelling: (mas-sad&#39;) Short Definition: <b>foundation</b>. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4527.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3248.htm"><span class="l">3248. yesudah -- <b>foundation</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 3247, 3248. yesudah. 3249 . <b>foundation</b>. Transliteration: yesudah Phonetic Spelling:<br> (yes-oo-daw&#39;) Short Definition: <b>foundation</b>. Word Origin fem. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3248.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3247.htm"><span class="l">3247. yesod -- <b>foundation</b>, base</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3246, 3247. yesod. 3248 . <b>foundation</b>, base. Transliteration: yesod Phonetic<br> Spelling: (yes-ode&#39;) Short Definition: base. <b>...</b> bottom, <b>foundation</b>, repairing. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3247.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/808.htm"><span class="l">808. ashish -- <b>foundation</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> ashish. 809 . <b>foundation</b>. Transliteration: ashish Phonetic Spelling: (aw-sheesh&#39;)<br> Short Definition: <b>foundation</b>. Word Origin see ashishah. <b>foundation</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/808.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4144.htm"><span class="l">4144. mosad -- <b>foundation</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> mosad. 4145 . <b>foundation</b>. Transliteration: mosad Phonetic Spelling: (mo-sawd&#39;)<br> Short Definition: foundations. <b>...</b> <b>foundation</b>. From yacad; a <b>foundation</b> -- <b>foundation</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4144.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4145.htm"><span class="l">4145. musadah -- <b>foundation</b>, appointment</span></a><br><b>...</b> musadah. 4146 . <b>foundation</b>, appointment. Transliteration: musadah Phonetic Spelling:<br> (moo-saw-daw&#39;) Short Definition: foundations. <b>...</b> <b>foundation</b>, grounded. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4145.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/787.htm"><span class="l">787. osh -- a <b>foundation</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 786, 787. osh. 788 . a <b>foundation</b>. Transliteration: osh Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ohsh) Short Definition: foundations. Word <b>...</b> <b>foundation</b>. (Aramaic <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/787.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4349.htm"><span class="l">4349. makon -- a fixed or established place, <b>foundation</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> makon. 4350 . a fixed or established place, <b>foundation</b>. Transliteration: makon<br> Phonetic Spelling: (maw-kone&#39;) Short Definition: place. <b>...</b> <b>foundation</b>, settled place <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4349.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4146.htm"><span class="l">4146. mowcadah -- <b>foundation</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 4145, 4146. mowcadah. 4146a . <b>foundation</b>. Transliteration: mowcadah Phonetic<br> Spelling: (mo-saw-daw&#39;) Short Definition: <b>foundation</b>. <b>foundation</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4146.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/the_foundation_of_god.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Foundation</b> of God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE <b>FOUNDATION</b> OF GOD. &#39;Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay<br> in Zion for a <b>foundation</b> a stone, a tried stone, a precious <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the foundation of god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/morris/favourite_welsh_hymns/viii_a_rock_for_a.htm"><span class="l">A Rock for a <b>Foundation</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> JESUS. VIII. A ROCK FOR A <b>FOUNDATION</b>. Am graig i adeiladu 7,6,7,6. <b>...</b> My soul! wilt<br> thou not prove. That strong and deep <b>Foundation</b>. Which Earth, nor Hell, can move <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/morris/favourite welsh hymns/viii a rock for a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_christian_foundation_or_scientific_and_religious_journal_v_1/"><span class="l">The Christian <b>Foundation</b>, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal V 1</span></a> <br>The Christian <b>Foundation</b>, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal V 1. &lt;. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/the christian foundation or scientific and religious journal v 1/</font><p><a href="/library/john/the_adornment_of_the_spritual_marriage/chapter_xii_how_humility_is.htm"><span class="l">How Humility is the <b>Foundation</b> of all Other virtues</span></a> <br><b>...</b> HOW HUMILITY IS THE <b>FOUNDATION</b> OF ALL OTHER VIRTUES. Now consider <b>...</b> grace.<br> And Christ, that strong rock, is his <b>foundation</b>. Whosoever <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../john/the adornment of the spritual marriage/chapter xii how humility is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lorenz/the_otterbein_hymnal/369_foundation_11s.htm"><span class="l"><b>Foundation</b>. 11S.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 369 <b>Foundation</b>. 11s. Precious Promises. (867) How firm a <b>foundation</b>, ye<br> saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/369 foundation 11s.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_divine_inspiration_of_the_bible/iv_it_is_a_sure.htm"><span class="l">It is a Sure <b>Foundation</b> for Our Faith.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It Is a Sure <b>Foundation</b> for Our Faith. <b>...</b> The believer then has a sure <b>foundation</b> on<br> which to rest, an impregnable rock on which to build his hopes. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pink/the divine inspiration of the bible/iv it is a sure.htm</font><p><a href="/library/yonge/the_chosen_people/lesson_xxi_the_foundation_of.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Foundation</b> of the Church.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE CHOSEN PEOPLE. LESSON XXI. THE <b>FOUNDATION</b> OF THE CHURCH. &quot;Ten men<br> shall take hold, out of all language of all nations, even <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xxi the foundation of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/teresa/the_life_of_st_teresa_of_jesus/chapter_xxxvi_the_foundation_of.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Foundation</b> of the Monastery of St. Joseph. Persecution and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter XXXVI. The <b>Foundation</b> of the Monastery of St. Joseph. Persecution and<br> Temptations. Great Interior Trial of the Saint, and Her Deliverance. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter xxxvi the foundation of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/montgomery/sacred_poems_and_hymns/hymn_ccxcvi_on_laying_the.htm"><span class="l">On Laying the <b>Foundation</b> Stone of a Place of Worship.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCXCVI. On laying the <b>Foundation</b> Stone of a Place of Worship. <b>...</b><br> James Montgomery. On laying the <b>Foundation</b> Stone of a Place of Worship. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn ccxcvi on laying the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/montgomery/sacred_poems_and_hymns/hymn_ccxciv_on_laying_the.htm"><span class="l">On Laying the <b>Foundation</b> Stone of a Church.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCXCIV. On laying the <b>Foundation</b> Stone of a Church. 8.6.8.6<br> James Montgomery. On laying the <b>Foundation</b> Stone of a Church. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn ccxciv on laying the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/foundation.htm"><span class="l"><b>Foundation</b> (82 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (n.) That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution<br> or charity. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>FOUNDATION</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foundation.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foundation-stone.htm"><span class="l"><b>Foundation</b>-stone (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Foundation</b>-stone. Foundations, <b>Foundation</b>-stone. Founded .<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Foundation</b>-stone (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foundation-stone.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/costly.htm"><span class="l">Costly (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (KJV WEY WBS NAS RSV). 1 Corinthians 3:12 But if anyone builds on the <b>foundation</b><br> with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble; (WEB WEY ASV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/costly.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tarsus.htm"><span class="l">Tarsus (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> tar'-sus (Tarsos, ethnic Tarseus): 1. Situation 2. <b>Foundation</b> Legends 3. Tarsus<br> under Oriental Power 4. Tarsus under Greek Sway 5. Tarsus in the Roman Empire 6 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tarsus.htm - 30k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/corner-stone.htm"><span class="l">Corner-stone (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> or symbolical. No doubt the original meaning was some important stone,<br> which was laid at the <b>foundation</b> of a building. (1) With <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/corner-stone.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foundations.htm"><span class="l">Foundations (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The first <b>foundation</b> was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony;<br> the fourth, emerald; (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foundations.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cornerstone.htm"><span class="l">Cornerstone (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> or symbolical. No doubt the original meaning was some important stone,<br> which was laid at the <b>foundation</b> of a building. (1) With <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cornerstone.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/abiram.htm"><span class="l">Abiram (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> This incident has recently acquired a new interest owing to discoveries made at<br> Gezer and Megiddo concerning <b>foundation</b> sacrifices as in ancient times offered <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/abiram.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/building.htm"><span class="l">Building (249 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Believers are &quot;God's building&quot; (1 Corinthians 3:9); and heaven is called &quot;a building<br> of God&quot; (2 Corinthians 5:1). Christ is the only <b>foundation</b> of his church <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/building.htm - 47k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/firm.htm"><span class="l">Firm (111 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> See NAS NIV). Ephesians 6:15 as well as the shoes of the Good News of peace--<br> a firm <b>foundation</b> for your feet. (WEY). Philippians 1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/firm.htm - 34k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/foundation-of-the-world.html">When was before the foundation of the world? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Freedom-From-Religion-Foundation.html">What is the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/church-pillar-foundation-truth.html">What does 1 Timothy 3:15 mean when it says that the church is the pillar and foundation of the truth? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/foundation.htm">Foundation: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Foundation (82 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/7-25.htm">Matthew 7:25</a></span><br />and the heavy rain falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and beat against the house; yet it does not fall, for its <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> is on rock.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/13-35.htm">Matthew 13:35</a></span><br />that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Matthew 25:34</a></span><br />Then the King will tell those on his right hand,'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/6-48.htm">Luke 6:48</a></span><br />He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/6-49.htm">Luke 6:49</a></span><br />But he who hears, and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/11-50.htm">Luke 11:50</a></span><br />that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world, may be required of this generation;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/14-29.htm">Luke 14:29</a></span><br />Or perhaps, when he has laid a <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/17-24.htm">John 17:24</a></span><br />Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/15-20.htm">Romans 15:20</a></span><br />yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another's <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-10.htm">1 Corinthians 3:10</a></span><br />According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">1 Corinthians 3:11</a></span><br />For no one can lay any other <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">1 Corinthians 3:12</a></span><br />But if anyone builds on the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-14.htm">1 Corinthians 3:14</a></span><br />If the work of any one which he has built upon the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> shall abide, he shall receive a reward.<br /><span class="source">(DBY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a></span><br />even as he chose us in him before the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a></span><br />being built on the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/6-15.htm">Ephesians 6:15</a></span><br />as well as the shoes of the Good News of peace-- a firm <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> for your feet. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Colossians 1:23</a></span><br />if, indeed, you are still firmly holding to faith as your <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>, without ever shifting from your hope that rests on the Good News that you have heard, which has been proclaimed in the whole creation under Heaven, and in which I Paul have been appointed to serve.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-15.htm">1 Timothy 3:15</a></span><br />But, for fear I may be hindered, I now write, so that you may have rules to guide you in dealing with God's household. For this is what the Church of the ever-living God is, and it is the pillar and <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>-stone of the truth.<br /><span class="source">(WEY YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a></span><br />Impress on those who are rich in the present age that they must not be haughty nor set their hopes on riches--that unstable <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>--but on God who provides us richly with all things for our enjoyment. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-19.htm">1 Timothy 6:19</a></span><br />laying up in store for themselves a good <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">2 Timothy 2:19</a></span><br />However God's firm <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10</a></span><br />And, "You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/4-3.htm">Hebrews 4:3</a></span><br />For we who have believed do enter into that rest, even as he has said, "As I swore in my wrath, they will not enter into my rest;" although the works were finished from the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/6-1.htm">Hebrews 6:1</a></span><br />Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection-not laying again a <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/7-11.htm">Hebrews 7:11</a></span><br />Now if the crowning blessing was attainable by means of the Levitical priesthood--for as resting on this <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> the people received the Law, to which they are still subject-- what further need was there for a Priest of a different kind to be raised up belonging to the order of Melchizedek instead of being said to belong to the order of Aaron?<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Hebrews 9:26</a></span><br />or else he must have suffered often since the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20</a></span><br />who was foreknown indeed before the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Revelation 13:8</a></span><br />All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Revelation 17:8</a></span><br />The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/21-14.htm">Revelation 21:14</a></span><br />The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/21-19.htm">Revelation 21:19</a></span><br />The foundations of the city's wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/9-18.htm">Exodus 9:18</a></span><br />Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> thereof even until now.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12</a></span><br />and hast taken of the blood of the bullock, and hast put 'it' on the horns of the altar with thy finger, and all the blood thou dost pour out at the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the altar;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7</a></span><br />and the priest hath put of the blood on the horns of the altar of spice-perfume before Jehovah, which 'is' in the tent of meeting, and all the blood of the bullock he doth pour out at the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the altar of the burnt-offering, which 'is' at the opening of the tent of meeting.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25</a></span><br />And the priest hath taken of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and hath put on the horns of the altar of the burnt-offering, and its blood he doth pour out at the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the altar of the burnt-offering,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Leviticus 4:30</a></span><br />And the priest hath taken of its blood with his finger, and hath put on the horns of the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its blood he doth pour out at the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the altar,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/4-34.htm">Leviticus 4:34</a></span><br />And the priest hath taken of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and hath put on the horns of the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its blood he poureth out at the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the altar,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/5-9.htm">Leviticus 5:9</a></span><br />and he hath sprinkled of the blood of the sin-offering on the side of the altar, and that which is left of the blood is wrung out at the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the altar; it 'is' a sin-offering.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/8-15.htm">Leviticus 8:15</a></span><br />and 'one' slaughtereth, and Moses taketh the blood, and putteth on the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and cleanseth the altar, and the blood he hath poured out at the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the altar, and sanctifieth it, to make atonement upon it.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Leviticus 9:9</a></span><br />and the sons of Aaron bring the blood near unto him, and he dippeth his finger in the blood, and putteth 'it' on the horns of the altar, and the blood he hath poured out at the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the altar;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26</a></span><br />Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, "Cursed is the man before Yahweh, who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn shall he lay its <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up its gates."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm">1 Kings 5:17</a></span><br />The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the house with worked stone.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/6-37.htm">1 Kings 6:37</a></span><br />In the fourth year was the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the house of Yahweh laid, in the month Ziv.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/7-9.htm">1 Kings 7:9</a></span><br />All these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/7-10.htm">1 Kings 7:10</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">1 Kings 16:34</a></span><br />In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid its <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3</a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">2 Chronicles 8:16</a></span><br />Now all the work of Solomon was prepared to the day of the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the house of Yahweh, and until it was finished. So the house of Yahweh was completed.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-5.htm">2 Chronicles 23:5</a></span><br />and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Yahweh. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-27.htm">2 Chronicles 24:27</a></span><br />As to his sons, and the greatness of the burden upon him, and the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the house of God, lo, they are written on the 'Inquiry' of the book of the Kings; and reign doth Amaziah his son in his stead.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7</a></span><br />In the third month they began to lay the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Ezra 2:68</a></span><br />Some of the heads of fathers' houses, when they came to the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Ezra 3:3</a></span><br />They set the altar on its base; for fear was on them because of the peoples of the countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon to Yahweh, even burnt offerings morning and evening.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh: but the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the temple of Yahweh was not yet laid. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/3-10.htm">Ezra 3:10</a></span><br />When the builders laid the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the temple of Yahweh, they set the priests in their clothing with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Yahweh, after the order of David king of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Ezra 3:11</a></span><br />They sang one to another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, saying, For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel. All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the house of Yahweh was laid.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/3-12.htm">Ezra 3:12</a></span><br />But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, the old men who had seen the first house, when the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/5-16.htm">Ezra 5:16</a></span><br />Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now has it been in building, and yet it is not completed.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/4-19.htm">Job 4:19</a></span><br />How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/22-16.htm">Job 22:16</a></span><br />who were snatched away before their time, whose <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> was poured out as a stream,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4</a></span><br />"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Psalms 87:1</a></span><br />A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song. His <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> is in the holy mountains. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/89-14.htm">Psalms 89:14</a></span><br />Righteousness and justice are the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalms 97:2</a></span><br />Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of his throne. <br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/102-25.htm">Psalms 102:25</a></span><br />Of old, you laid the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalms 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, "Raze it! Raze it even to its <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>!"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Proverbs 10:25</a></span><br />As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting <span class="boldtext">foundation</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, "Behold, I lay in Zion for a <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/33-6.htm">Isaiah 33:6</a></span><br />And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/40-21.htm">Isaiah 40:21</a></span><br />Haven't you known? Haven't you heard, yet? Haven't you been told from the beginning? Haven't you understood from the foundations of the earth?<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a></span><br />Who says of Cyrus,'He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,' even saying of Jerusalem,'She will be built;' and of the temple,'Your <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> will be laid.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/48-13.htm">Isaiah 48:13</a></span><br />Yes, my hand has laid the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Jeremiah 51:26</a></span><br />They shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, says Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Ezekiel 13:14</a></span><br />So will I break down the wall that you have daubed with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and you shall be consumed in its midst: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm">Ezekiel 30:4</a></span><br />A sword shall come on Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Ezekiel 41:8</a></span><br />I saw also that the house had a raised base all around: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits. <br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Amos 9:6</a></span><br />Who is building in the heavens His upper chambers; As to His troop, Upon earth He hath founded it, Who is calling for the waters of the sea, And poureth them out on the face of the land, Jehovah 'is' His name.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13</a></span><br />Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> unto the neck. Selah.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Haggai 2:18</a></span><br />'Consider, please, from this day and backward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, since the day that the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of Yahweh's temple was laid, consider it.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zechariah 4:9</a></span><br />"The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/8-9.htm">Zechariah 8:9</a></span><br />Thus says Yahweh of Armies: "Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the <span class="boldtext">foundation</span> of the house of Yahweh of Armies was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/12-1.htm">Zechariah 12:1</a></span><br />An oracle. The word of Yahweh concerning Israel. 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