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Stephen continues his defense before the Jewish council that he began in Acts 7:1.
made with hands
This is synecdoche for "made by people". (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
Heaven is my throne...earth the footstool for my feet
The prophet is comparing God's presence being so great that whole universe is his throne with how impossible it is for man to build a place for God to rest on earth since the whole earth is nothing but a mere footstool to Him.
What kind of house can you build for me?
What kind of house can you build for me? This is a rhetorical question for "You can not build a house adequate enough for me!" (See rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
where is the place for my rest?
"There is no place of rest good enough for me!" (See rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Did not my hand make all these things?
This is a rhetorical question for "My hand made all these things!" (See rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)