Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
Cross-references
In Genesis 14:19, Melchizedek calls God 'Possessor of heaven and earth' — an exact parallel to the ownership claim here.
In Exodus 19:5, God says 'all the earth is mine' — a direct parallel to the statement that the earth with all it contains belongs to Him.
In 1 Kings 8:27, Solomon echoes that heaven cannot contain God — reinforcing the truth that all heaven and earth belong to Him.
In 2 Chronicles 6:18, the same prayer repeats that even the highest heaven cannot contain God — affirming His ownership of all.
In Nehemiah 9:6, the prayer declares God made the 'heaven of heavens' and earth — directly parallel to the ownership statement here.
Psalm 24:1 echoes the same declaration: the earth and everything in it belongs to the Lord.
Psalm 50:12 reinforces God's ownership: 'the world and its fullness are mine.'
In Isaiah 66:1, God declares heaven His throne and earth His footstool — directly reinforcing that both belong to Him.
Jeremiah 27:5 affirms God made the earth and gives it to whom He wills, echoing His ownership.
Jeremiah 27:6 applies God's ownership: He gives lands to Nebuchadnezzar, demonstrating His sovereign control.
1 Corinthians 10:26 directly quotes 'the earth is the Lord's,' reinforcing the same truth about God's ownership.
Job 41:11 has God declare 'whatever is under the whole heaven is mine,' directly paralleling His universal ownership.
Matthew 11:25 calls God 'Lord of heaven and earth,' the same title implied in the declaration of ownership.
In Psalm 115:16, heaven is the LORD’s but earth is given to man — a partial parallel that still affirms God’s ownership of heaven.