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My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/45.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I am the one who made the earth and created people to live on it. With my hands I stretched out the heavens. All the stars are at my command.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, <i>even</i> my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have made the earth, And created man on it. I—My hands—stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“It is I who made the earth, and created mankind upon it. I stretched out the heavens with My hands, And I ordained all their lights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it. I stretched out the heavens with My hands And I ordained all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it. I stretched out the heavens with My hands, And I ordained all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. I stretched out the heavens with My hands, And I commanded all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I made the earth and created man upon it. My hands, stretched out the heavens, And I commanded all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made the earth, and created humans on it. It was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded everything in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made the earth, and created man on it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I created the world and covered it with people; I stretched out the sky and filled it with stars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I made the earth and created humans on it. I stretched out the heavens with my own hands. I commanded all the stars [to shine].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am the one who made the earth and created human beings to live there. By my power I stretched out the heavens; I control the sun, the moon, and the stars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I myself made the earth and personally created humankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the skies; I marshaled all their starry hosts."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I made the earth, I created the people who live on it. It was me--my hands stretched out the sky, I give orders to all the heavenly lights. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and I have commanded all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens. I have commanded all their army. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I made earth, and created man on it, "" My hands stretched out the heavens, "" And I have commanded all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I made earth, and man on it prepared, I -- My hands stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I made the earth, and man upon it I created: my hand stretched forth the heavens, and all their army I commanded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I made the earth: and I created man upon it: my hand stretched forth the heavens, and I have commanded all their host. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I made the earth, and I created man upon it. My hand stretched out the heavens, and I have commanded all their hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It was I who made the earth and created the people upon it; It was my hands that stretched out the heavens; I gave the order to all their host. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I made the earth, and created humankind upon it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have made the Earth and the son of man upon it by my hands. I stretched out the Heavens and I commanded all their mighty host<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I, even 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have made the earth, and man upon it: I with my hand have established the heaven; I have given commandment to all the stars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/45-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10134" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">God Calls Cyrus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands? <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">It is I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">who made</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1254.htm" title="1254: ḇā·rā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To create, to cut down, select, feed. A primitive root; to create; to cut down, select, feed.">and created</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: wə·’ā·ḏām (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏay (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">It was My hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nā·ṭū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">that stretched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wê·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">and I ordained</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">their host.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a></span><br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a></span><br />Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-25.htm">Psalm 102:25</a></span><br />In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10</a></span><br />And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Jeremiah 27:5</a></span><br />By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24</a></span><br />The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a></span><br />Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a></span><br />By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a></span><br />For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">1 Corinthians 8:6</a></span><br />yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have made the earth, and created man on it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.</p><p class="hdg">made the earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a></b></br> 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 <i>am</i> the LORD; and <i>there is</i> none else.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></b></br> Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, <i>that</i> the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? <i>there is</i> no searching of his understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a></b></br> Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth 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:</p><p class="hdg">my hands</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12,22</a></b></br> Who 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? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I <i>am</i> the LORD that maketh all <i>things</i>; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Jeremiah 27:5</a></b></br> I have made the earth, the man and the beast that <i>are</i> upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.</p><p class="hdg">all their host</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1</a></b></br> Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></b></br> Thou, <i>even</i> thou, <i>art</i> LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all <i>things</i> that <i>are</i> therein, the seas, and all that <i>is</i> therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/43-17.htm">Army</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-21.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Created</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Forming</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Host</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/job/32-14.htm">Marshaled</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Starry</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Stretched</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Army</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Created</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-4.htm">Forming</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-2.htm">Host</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-23.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-11.htm">Marshaled</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/daniel/8-10.htm">Starry</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-13.htm">Stretched</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 45</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">God calls Cyrus for his church's sake</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">By his omnipotence he challenges obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">He convinces the idols of vanity by his saving power</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/45.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/45.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>It is I who made the earth and created man upon it.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's role as the Creator, a foundational belief in the biblical narrative. The creation of the earth and humanity is first detailed in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1-2</a>, where God speaks the world into existence and forms man from the dust. This assertion of divine creation counters ancient Near Eastern creation myths, which often involved multiple gods and chaotic origins. The singularity of God as Creator underscores His sovereignty and authority over all creation. This also sets the stage for understanding humanity's unique role and responsibility in the world, as beings made in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>).<p><b>It was My hands that stretched out the heavens,</b><br>The imagery of God stretching out the heavens is a poetic expression found throughout the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2</a>, <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a>). It conveys the vastness and majesty of the universe, highlighting God's power and meticulous craftsmanship. In ancient times, the heavens were often associated with the divine realm, and their expanse was a testament to God's omnipotence. This phrase also connects to the idea of God as the sustainer of creation, maintaining the order and structure of the cosmos.<p><b>and I ordained all their host.</b><br>The "host" refers to the celestial bodies, such as stars and planets, which were often personified or deified in ancient cultures. By stating that He ordained them, God asserts His control and authority over these entities, which were sometimes worshipped by surrounding nations. This declaration serves as a reminder of God's supremacy over all creation, including the heavenly bodies. It also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Christ's authority over all things (<a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a>), reinforcing the theme of divine sovereignty and order.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, asserting His role as the Creator of the earth, humanity, and the heavens.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>The physical world that God claims to have made.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/man.htm">Man (Humanity)</a></b><br>The beings created by God, emphasizing His authority over human life.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens.htm">Heavens</a></b><br>The expanse of the sky and universe, which God stretched out with His hands.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/host_of_heaven.htm">Host of Heaven</a></b><br>Refers to the celestial bodies and possibly angelic beings, all under God's command.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate authority over all creation, including humanity and the universe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humanity's_place_in_creation.htm">Humanity's Place in Creation</a></b><br>Understand that humans are part of God's creation, designed with purpose and under His authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_the_heavens.htm">The Majesty of the Heavens</a></b><br>Reflect on the vastness and beauty of the heavens as a testament to God's power and creativity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_command_over_the_universe.htm">God's Command Over the Universe</a></b><br>Acknowledge that God not only created but also sustains and commands the universe, including the celestial bodies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_creator.htm">Faith in the Creator</a></b><br>Strengthen your faith by trusting in God's power and wisdom as the Creator of all things.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 45</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_immense_is_the_universe's_expanse.htm">How immense is the universe's expanse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_inequality.htm">What is the Bible's stance on inequality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_visible_invisible_traits.htm">What are clearly seen invisible attributes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_faith_move_a_tree_into_the_sea.htm">How can a mustard-seed-sized faith literally uproot a mulberry tree and plant it in the sea (Luke 17:6) without defying known physical laws? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/45.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">I have made . . .</span>--The Creator is also the Ruler, supreme in history as in nature.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I, even my hands</span>; literally, <span class="accented">I</span>, <span class="accented">my hands</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "my hands, and my hands alone." <span class="cmt_word">All their host</span>. The "host of heaven" is sometimes put for the stars, and may be so understood here; but "commands" are laid on intelligent rather than on unintelligent beings. (The object of the verb <span class="accented">tsavah</span> in Hebrew is almost always personal.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/45-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">It is I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽנֹכִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who made</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשִׂ֣יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and created</span><br /><span class="heb">בָרָ֑אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·rā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1254.htm">Strong's 1254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To create, to cut down, select, feed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָדָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon it.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֣יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">It was My hands</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that stretched out</span><br /><span class="heb">נָט֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heavens,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I ordained</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוֵּֽיתִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their host.</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָאָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 45:12 I have made the earth and created (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 45:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 45:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>