Isaiah 45:18

For thus says the Lord who created the heavens,the God who formed the earth and made it,who established it and did not create it a waste,who formed it to be inhabited:"I am the Lord;and there is no other.

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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

17Israel will be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation.You will not be disappointed nor confounded to ages everlasting.

19I have not spoken in secret,in a place of the land of darkness.I did not say to the seed of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.'I, the Lord, speak righteousness.I declare things that are right.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:2Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 1:28God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Psalms 115:16The heavens are the heavens of the Lord;but the earth has he given to the children of men.

Isaiah 45:5I am the Lord, and there is none else.Besides me, there is no God.I will strengthen you,though you have not known me;

Jeremiah 10:12He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:

Ezekiel 36:10and I will multiply men on you, all the house of Israel, even all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be built;

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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