Isaiah 45:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For thusכֹ֣ה
(choh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָֽמַר־
(a·mar-)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the LORD,יְ֠הוָה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
who createdבֹּורֵ֨א
(bo·v·re)
1254a: to shape, createa prim. root
the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
(He is the Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
(ha·'e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
who formedיֹצֵ֨ר
(yo·tzer)
3335: to form, fashiona prim. root
the earthהָאָ֤רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and madeוְעֹשָׂהּ֙
(ve·'o·sah)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
it, He establishedכֹֽונְנָ֔הּ
(cho·vn·nah,)
3559: to be firma prim. root
it [and] did not createבְרָאָ֖הּ
(ve·ra·'ah)
1254a: to shape, createa prim. root
it a waste place,תֹ֥הוּ
(to·hu)
8414: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptinessfrom an unused word
[but] formedיְצָרָ֑הּ
(ye·tza·rah;)
3335: to form, fashiona prim. root
it to be inhabited),לָשֶׁ֣בֶת
(la·she·vet)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
"I am the LORD,יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
and there is noneוְאֵ֥ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
else.עֹֽוד׃
(o·vd.)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud


















KJV Lexicon
For thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
that created
bara'  (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
himself that formed
yatsar  (yaw-tsar')
to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution) -- earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it he hath established
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
it he created
bara'  (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
it not in vain
tohuw  (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
he formed
yatsar  (yaw-tsar')
to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution) -- earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
it to be inhabited
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
I am the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and there is none else
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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--" I am Yahweh, and there is no other.

International Standard Version
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.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

King James 2000 Bible
For thus says 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.
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