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Earth is stable, it is not a spinning ball in space. It is set on a foundation with pillars, and it does not move.
“He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and on them he has set the world.”
1 Samuel 2:8 ESV
“tremble before him, all the earth; yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.”
1 Chronicles 16:30 ESV
“who shakes the earth out of its place, and its pillars tremble;”
Job 9:6 ESV
““Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone,”
Job 38:4-6 ESV
“The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.”
Psalm 93:1 ESV
“Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
Psalm 96:10 ESV
“He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.”
Psalm 104:5 ESV
“When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah”
Psalm 75:3 ESV
“The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing.”
Isaiah 14:7 ESV
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