Isaiah

Isaiah 45:18

18For 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.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
thusכֹ֣הḵōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
saysאָֽמַר־’ā·mar-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
who createdבּוֹרֵ֨אbō·w·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1254 shape, create
the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםhaš·šā·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
Heה֣וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
He formedיֹצֵ֨רyō·ṣêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3335 form, fashion
the earthהָאָ֤רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and fashioned itוְעֹשָׂהּ֙wə·‘ō·śāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
Heה֣וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
established itכֽוֹנְנָ֔הּḵō·wn·nāhVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3559 be firm
He did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
createבְרָאָ֖הּḇə·rā·’āhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH1254 shape, create
it to be emptyתֹ֥הוּṯō·hūNoun - masculine singularH8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
but formedיְצָרָ֑הּyə·ṣā·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3335 form, fashion
it to be inhabitedלָשֶׁ֣בֶתlā·še·ḇeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
Iאֲנִ֥י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and there is noוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
otherעֽוֹד׃‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 115:16 · Jeremiah 10:12 · Isaiah 42:5 · Isaiah 45:12 · Genesis 1:2 · Ezekiel 36:10–12 · Genesis 1:26 · Genesis 9:1 · Genesis 1:28 · Isaiah 45:5–6 · Jeremiah 51:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.