Isaiah 45:18

For thus saith Hashem Borei HaShomayim 1 hu HaElohim Yotzer ha'aretz and its Maker; 1 He hath established it, 1 He created it not tohu (chaos), 1 He formed it to be inhabited; 1 I am Hashem; and there is no other. + 45:18 G-d 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

In Context

17But Yisroel shall be saved in Hashem 1 with a Teshuat Olamim (an everlasting salvation); 1 ye shall not be ashamed 1 nor confounded ad olemei ad (for all eternity). 1

19I have not spoken baseter (in secret), 1 in a makom eretz choshech; 1 I said not unto the zera Ya'akov: 1 Seek ye Me tohu (in chaos); 1 I am Hashem, the One speaking tzedek, 1 proclaiming meisharim (upright things). 1

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Cross References

Genesis 1:2And the earth was tohu vavohu (without form, and void); and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Ruach Elohim was hovering upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:28And G-d blessed them, and G-d said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Psalms 115:16The heavens, even Shomayim, is Hashemʼs, 1 but HaAretz He gave to the Bnei Adam. 1

Isaiah 45:5I am Hashem, and there is none other, 1 there is no Elohim besides Me; 1 I equipped thee, though thou hast not known Me; 1

Jeremiah 10:12He hath made eretz by His ko'ach, 1 He hath established the tevel (world) by His chochmah, 1 and hath stretched out Shomayim by His understanding. 1

Ezekiel 36:10And I will multiply adam upon you, kol Bais Yisroel, even all of it; and the towns shall be inhabited, and the ruins shall be rebuilt;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 45:12-20

The Power of God; Encouragement to the People of God. ( b. c. 708.) 11 Thus saith the Lord , the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 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. 13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor… Read the whole commentary →

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