2 And it is not (possible) that he should change it and put it in another place: because he hath no power over it: (ODE) 3 For thy sanctuary thou hast designed before thou didst make (other) places: (ODE) 4 That which is the older shall not be altered by those that are younger than itself. (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 4:2–4
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Odes of Solomon 6:3–5
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Job 23:12–14
12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread. 13 But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires. 14 For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
2 Esdras 10:53–55
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Job 20:3–5
3 I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply. 4 Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth, 5 the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
Odes of Solomon 42:19–21
19 And I made a congregation of living men amongst his dead men, and I spake with them by living lips: (ODE) 20 Because my word shall not be void: (ODE) 21 And those who had died ran towards me: and they cried and said, Son of God, have pity on us, and do with us according to thy k… (ODE)
Acts 7:47–49
47 But it was Solomon who built the house for Him. 48 However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: 49 ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will…
2 Baruch 21:17–18
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Psalms 89:33–35
33 But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. 34 I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. 35 Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—
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