Isaiah 45:12

Isaiah 45:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
• New International Version (NIV)It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have made the earth, And created man on it. I—My hands—stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded.

Context of Isaiah 45:12

10Woe to the one who says to his father, ‘What are you fathering?’ or to his mother, ‘What are you giving birth to? ’” 11This is what the Lord, the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says: “Ask me what is to happen to my sons, and instruct me about the work of my hands. I made the earth, and created humans on it. It was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded everything in them. 13I have stirred him up in righteousness, and will level all roads for him. He will rebuild my city, and set my exiles free, not for a price or a bribe,” says the Lord of Armies. 14This is what the Lord says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush and the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will follow you, they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you, ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”

Isaiah 45:12 word by word

אָֽנֹכִי֙ עָשִׂ֣יתִי אֶ֔רֶץ וְאָדָ֖ם עָלֶ֣יהָ בָרָ֑אתִי אֲנִ֗י יָדַי֙ נָט֣וּ שָׁמַ֔יִם וְכָל־צְבָאָ֖ם צִוֵּֽיתִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• my handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• have stretched outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and all their hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• have I commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Isaiah 45:12

• Isaiah 45:18For this is what the Lord says — the Creator of the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, the one who established it (he did not create it to be a wasteland, but formed it to be inhabited) — he says, “I am the Lord, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 40:28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth. He never becomes faint or weary; there is no limit to his understanding.
• Isaiah 42:5This is what God, the Lord, says — who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk on it —
• Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.”
• Psalms 102:25Long ago you established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
• Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.
• Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure or weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on the scales?
• Isaiah 44:24This is what the Lord, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb, says: I am the Lord, who made everything; who stretched out the heavens by myself; who alone spread out the earth;
• Jeremiah 27:5“By my great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please.
• Jeremiah 32:17Oh, Lord God! You yourself made the heavens and earth by your great power and with your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you!
• Zechariah 12:1A pronouncement: The word of the Lord concerning Israel. A declaration of the Lord, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundation of the earth, and formed the spirit of man within him.
• Genesis 2:1So the heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed.
• Nehemiah 9:6You, Lord, are the only God. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and all the stars of heaven worship you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 45:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I have made the earth - God here asserts that he had made all things, doubtless with a view to show that he was able to hear their cry, and to grant an answer to their requests. His agency was visible everywhere, alike in forming and sustaining all things, and in raising up for them a deliverer. They might, therefore, go before him with confidence, and spread out all their needs. Have stretched out the heavens - (See the notes at Isaiah 40:26). And all…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-19Verses 11-19 Believers may ask in prayer for what they need; if for their good, it will not be withheld. But how common to hear God called to account for his dealings with man! Cyrus provided for the returning Jews. Those redeemed by Christ shall be provided for. The restoration would convince many, and convert some; and all that truly join the Lord, find his service perfect freedom. Though God be his people's God and Saviour, yet sometimes he lays them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13The Lord addresses those who doubt his decision to use a non-believing king for his plans. As the Creator, he is free and has complete authority. He promised to return his people to their land and would use anyone he chooses to fulfill that promise.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. The same argument for prayer, drawn from God's omnipotence and consequent power, to grant any request, occurs in Is 40:26-31. I, even my hands--so Hebrew (Psa 41:2), "Thou ... thy hand" (both nominatives, in apposition).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 45

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings