Zechariah 12:1

The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel Or, toward Israel; that is, as some interpret it, the prophecy which containeth the words of the Lord to Israel. Saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens Who hath spread out the heavens to such a vast extent. And layeth the foundation of the earth Hath assigned to the earth a fixed place in the creation, or regulates all its motions by fixed laws, which cannot be altered by the power of any creature. And formeth the spirit of man within him Who gave life to the first man, and created the soul, and united it to the body. All these things are mentioned as undeniable instances of God's almighty power, and are made use of as arguments to encourage men to rely on his word for the fulfilment of such promises as might seem to the understanding of man most unlikely to be brought to pass.