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He made the world to be lived in, not to be a place of empty chaos. “I am the LORD,” he says, “and there is no other. <a href="/esv/isaiah/45.htm">English Standard Version</a> For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited!): “I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/45.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/45.htm">New King James Version</a> For thus says the LORD, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For this is what the LORD says, He who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it as a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited): “I am the LORD, and there is no one else. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1995</a> For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), &#8220I am the LORD, and there is none else. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, But formed it to be inhabited), “I am the LORD, and there is none else. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For thus says Yahweh, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it; He established it and did not create it a formless place, but formed it to be inhabited), “I am Yahweh, and there is none else. <a href="/amp/isaiah/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the LORD, who created the heavens (He is God, who formed the earth and made it; He established it and did not create it to be a wasteland, but formed it to be inhabited) says this, “I am the LORD, and there is no one else. <a href="/csb/isaiah/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For 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. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For this is what the LORD says— God is the Creator of the heavens. He formed the earth and made it. He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited—&#8221 I am Yahweh, and there is no other. <a href="/asv/isaiah/45.htm">American Standard Version</a> For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else. <a href="/cev/isaiah/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD alone is God! He created the heavens and made a world where people can live, instead of creating an empty desert. The LORD alone is God; there are no others. <a href="/erv/isaiah/45.htm">English Revised Version</a> For 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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD created the heavens. God formed the earth and made it. He set it up. He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited. This is what the LORD says: I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/45.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD created the heavens--he is the one who is God! He formed and made the earth--he made it firm and lasting. He did not make it a desolate waste, but a place for people to live. It is he who says, "I am the LORD, and there is no other god. <a href="/isv/isaiah/45.htm">International Standard Version</a> For this is what the LORD says, who created the heavens— he is God, and the one who formed the earth and made it, and he is the one who established it; he didn't create it for chaos, but formed it to be inhabited— "I am the LORD and there is no other. <a href="/msb/isaiah/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens?He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: ?I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/net/isaiah/45.htm">NET Bible</a> For this is what the LORD says, the one who created the sky--he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited--"I am the LORD, I have no peer. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/45.htm">World English Bible</a> For Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn’t create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited says: “I am Yahweh. There is no other. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For thus said YHWH, Creator of the heavens, "" He is God, "" Former of earth, and its Maker, "" He established it—He did not create it empty, "" For He formed it to be inhabited: “I [am] YHWH, and there is none else. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For thus said Jehovah, Creator of heaven, He is God, Former of earth, and its Maker, He established it -- not empty He prepared it, For inhabiting He formed it: 'I am Jehovah, and there is none else. <a href="/slt/isaiah/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For thus said Jehovah creating the heavens, He the God forming the earth, and he made it; he prepared it, be created it not in vain, he formed it to be dwelt in: I Jehovah and none besides.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth, and made it, the very maker thereof: he did not create it in vain: he formed it to be inhabited. I am the Lord, and there is no other. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens, God himself who formed the earth and made it, the very Molder of it. He did not create it to no purpose. He formed it so that it would be inhabited. I am the Lord, and there is no other. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/45.htm">New American Bible</a> For thus says the LORD, The creator of the heavens, who is God, The designer and maker of the earth who established it, Not as an empty waste did he create it, but designing it to be lived in: I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it a chaos, he formed it to be inhabited!): I am the LORD, and there is no other.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For thus says the LORD who created the heavens (he is the God who formed the earth and made it; he has established it; he did not create it in vain, but that his creation might dwell in it): I am the LORD; and there is none else. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because thus says LORD JEHOVAH, who created the Heavens, and he is God who formed the Earth, and he made it and he has fashioned it: “It was not for nothing that he created it, but that his creation will dwell in him. I AM LORD JEHOVAH and there is no more”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For 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. <a href="/sep/isaiah/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord that made the heaven, this God that created the earth, and made it; he marked it out, he made it not in vain, but formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord, and there is none beside. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/45-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10210" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">God Calls Cyrus</a> …17But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting. 18<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: ḵōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">thus</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1254.htm" title="1254: bō·w·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To create, to cut down, select, feed. A primitive root; to create; to cut down, select, feed.">who created</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: 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/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">is God;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: yō·ṣêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">He formed</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ō·śāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 3fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and fashioned it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: ḵō·wn·nāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">established it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1254.htm" title="1254: ḇə·rā·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To create, to cut down, select, feed. A primitive root; to create; to cut down, select, feed.">create</a> <a href="/hebrew/8414.htm" title="8414: ṯō·hū (N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation, i.e. Desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain.">it to be empty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: yə·ṣā·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3fs) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">but formed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: lā·še·ḇeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">it to be inhabited:</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">other.</a> 19I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a> In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. <a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a> And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. <a href="/psalms/115-16.htm">Psalm 115:16</a> The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind. <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a> The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. <a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24</a> 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. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a> “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.” <a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a> 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. <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a> 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, ... <a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1-2</a> A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein. / For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5</a> He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a> This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it: <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/48-13.htm">Isaiah 48:13</a> Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together. <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a> “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For thus said the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he has established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.that created<a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a> 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:<a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a> He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.<a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15</a> He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.he created<a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12</a> 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.<a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a> And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish 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.<a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Genesis 9:1</a> And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.I am<a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5,6</a> I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Chaos</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Create</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Created</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-15.htm">Creator</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm">Designer</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Established</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Fashioned</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/job/39-6.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Chaos</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-19.htm">Create</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-7.htm">Created</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-18.htm">Creator</a> <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Designer</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Established</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Fashioned</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-11.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-13.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-16.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 45</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">God calls Cyrus for his church's sake</a> 5. <a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">By his omnipotence he challenges obedience</a> 20. <a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">He convinces the idols of vanity by his saving power</a> </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'; 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This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and uniqueness of God as the Creator. The creation of the heavens is a recurring theme in Scripture, highlighting God's power and authority (<a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>, <a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1</a>). The assertion "He is God" distinguishes Him from idols and false gods, reinforcing monotheism. This echoes the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, affirming the LORD as the one true God.He formed the earth and fashioned it; The terms "formed" and "fashioned" suggest intentionality and care in creation, akin to a potter with clay (<a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a>). This reflects the Genesis account where God meticulously creates the earth (<a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2-10</a>). The earth's design is purposeful, supporting life and reflecting God's wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19-20</a>).He established it; To "establish" implies stability and order, contrasting with chaos. This aligns with the Genesis narrative where God brings order to the formless void (<a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>). The earth's foundations are often depicted as secure and unshakeable, symbolizing God's unchanging nature (<a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5</a>).He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: This phrase underscores God's intention for the earth to be filled with life, countering the idea of a barren creation. It reflects the command to "be fruitful and multiply" (<a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>). The earth's habitability is a testament to God's provision and care for His creation (<a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-26</a>).“I am the LORD, and there is no other. This declaration reaffirms God's exclusivity and supremacy. It is a central theme in Isaiah, contrasting the LORD with idols (<a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6-8</a>). This statement is prophetic, pointing to the ultimate revelation of God in Jesus Christ, who embodies the fullness of deity (<a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9</a>). The phrase also anticipates the eschatological vision where every knee will bow to the LORD alone (<a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness. In this verse, He is identified as the Creator. 2. <a href="/topical/h/heavens_and_earth.htm">Heavens and Earth</a> The physical universe created by God, highlighting His sovereignty and power over all creation. 3. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet through whom God delivers this message, serving as a mouthpiece for divine revelation. 4. <a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a> The act of God bringing the universe into existence, underscoring His intentionality and purpose. 5. <a href="/topical/i/inhabitants_of_the_earth.htm">Inhabitants of the Earth</a> Humanity and all living creatures, for whom God designed the earth to be a dwelling place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a> Recognize that God is the ultimate authority and designer of the universe. His creation is intentional and purposeful, not random or accidental. <a href="/topical/p/purposeful_design.htm">Purposeful Design</a> Understand that God created the earth to be inhabited, reflecting His desire for relationship and community with His creation. Our lives have meaning and purpose within His design. <a href="/topical/e/exclusive_divinity.htm">Exclusive Divinity</a> Acknowledge that God declares, "I am the LORD, and there is no other," emphasizing His uniqueness and the call to worship Him alone. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a> As inhabitants of the earth, we are called to steward and care for God's creation, reflecting His character and purpose in our actions. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Trust that God's plans are good and purposeful, even when circumstances seem chaotic. His creation is a testament to His order and intentionality.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 45</a> <a href="/q/how_do_skeptics_view_uninhabitable_areas.htm">In light of Isaiah 45:18 stating God created the earth “to be inhabited,” how do skeptics reconcile this with scientific evidence suggesting vast uninhabitable regions and cosmic voids?</a> <a href="/q/demiurge's_role_in_creation.htm">What is the role of the Demiurge in creation?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_catharism's_core_beliefs.htm">What are the core beliefs of Catharism?</a> <a href="/q/does_the_universe_have_a_cause.htm">Does the universe have a cause for its beginning?</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>(18) He hath established it . . .--i.e., prepared it (see <a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm" title="Do you thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he your father that has bought you? has he not made you, and established you?">Deuteronomy 32:6</a>; <a href="/genesis/42-16.htm" title="Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.">Genesis 42:16</a>) for human habitation. It was not a tohu or chaos (<a href="/genesis/1-2.htm" title="And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters.">Genesis 1:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm" title="The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.">Isaiah 24:10</a>), but the scene of human action. We note the grandeur of the prophet's thoughts of creation.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - Thus saith the Lord, etc. Translate, 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 chaos, but formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord, and there is none else. As God had not formed the earth to be a material chaos, but had introduced into it order and arrangement, so he willed his spiritual creation to be recovered out of the confusion into which it had fallen, and to be established in righteousness. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/45-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction thus כֹ֣ה (ḵōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now says אָֽמַר־ (’ā·mar-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the LORD— יְ֠הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel He who created בּוֹרֵ֨א (bō·w·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1254.htm">Strong's 1254: </a> To create, to cut down, select, feed the heavens; הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky He ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are [is] God; הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative He formed יֹצֵ֨ר (yō·ṣêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine the earth הָאָ֤רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and fashioned it; וְעֹשָׂהּ֙ (wə·‘ō·śāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make He ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are established it; כֽוֹנְנָ֔הּ (ḵō·wn·nāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> To be erect He did not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no create בְרָאָ֖הּ (ḇə·rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1254.htm">Strong's 1254: </a> To create, to cut down, select, feed it to be empty, תֹ֥הוּ (ṯō·hū) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8414.htm">Strong's 8414: </a> A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain but formed יְצָרָ֑הּ (yə·ṣā·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine it to be inhabited— לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry “I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and there is no וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle other. עֽוֹד׃ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 45:18 For thus says Yahweh who created (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/45-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 45:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 45:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:19" /></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>