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 unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, with what travailest thou? 11Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me. 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. 13I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts. 14Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine; they shall go after thee; in chains they shall come over: and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

Isaiah 45:12 word by word

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

• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• uponעַל‛al · uponH5921
• handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• stretchedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Isaiah 45:12

• Isaiah 45:18For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; he is God; that formed the earth and made it; he established it, he created it not a waste, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
• Isaiah 40:28Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.
• Isaiah 42:5Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
• Genesis 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
• Psalms 102:25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
• Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which do appear.
• Isaiah 40:12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
• Isaiah 44:24Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I am the LORD, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth; who is with me?
• Jeremiah 27:5I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it unto whom it seemeth right unto me.
• Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and by thy stretched out arm; there is nothing too hard for thee:
• Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:
• Genesis 2:1And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
• Nehemiah 9:6Thou art the LORD, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

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