Isaiah
Isaiah 45:12
12It 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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is I | אָֽנֹכִי֙ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| who made | עָשִׂ֣יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| the earth | אֶ֔רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and created | בָרָ֑אתִי | ḇā·rā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1254 shape, create |
| man | וְאָדָ֖ם | wə·’ā·ḏām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| upon it | עָלֶ֣יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| It was My hands | יָדַי֙ | yā·ḏay | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| that stretched out | נָט֣וּ | nā·ṭū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| the heavens | שָׁמַ֔יִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and I ordained | צִוֵּֽיתִי׃ | ṣiw·wê·ṯî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their host | צְבָאָ֖ם | ṣə·ḇā·’ām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 27:5 · Isaiah 42:5 · Isaiah 44:24 · Nehemiah 9:6 · Genesis 2:1 · Jeremiah 32:17 · Isaiah 45:18 · Isaiah 40:28 · Hebrews 11:3 · Zechariah 12:1 · Psalm 102:25 · Isaiah 40:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.