15 Bible Verses about Earth's Foundation

“Surely My hand founded the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I call to them, they stand together.

When He set for the sea its boundary
So that the water would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding,

“On what were its bases sunk?
Or who laid its cornerstone,

He established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not totter forever and ever.

“Then the channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were laid bare
By the rebuke of the Lord,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

Then the channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

Then it will be that he who flees the report of disaster will fall into the pit,
And he who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare;
For the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.

They do not know nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Thus says the Lord,
“If the heavens above can be measured
And the foundations of the earth searched out below,
Then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel
For all that they have done,” declares the Lord.

For a fire is kindled in My anger,
And burns to the lowest part of Sheol,
And consumes the earth with its yield,
And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Then the earth shook and quaked;
And the foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.

“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of heaven were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.

“Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord,
And you enduring foundations of the earth,
Because the Lord has a case against His people;
Even with Israel He will dispute.

The burden of the word of the Lord concerning Israel.Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him,