Isaiah 45:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For this is what the LORD says—He who created the heavens, He is God, He who formed the earth and made it, He established it, He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the LORD, and there is no other.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For thus says the LORD who created the heavens; God Himself who formed the earth and made it; He has established it, He did not create it in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD, and there is no other.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For thus sayeth the LORDE: euen he that created heauen, the God yt made the earth, that fashioned it, and set it forth: I haue not made it for naught, but I made it to be enhabited: Euen I the LORDE, without whom there is none other.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For thus saith the Lorde (that created heauen, God himselfe, that formed the earth, & made it: he that prepared it, he created it not in vaine: he formed it to be inhabited) I am the Lord, and there is none other.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For thus saith the Lorde, Euen he that created heauen, the God that made the earth & fassioned it, and set it foorth, he dyd not make it for naught, but to be inhabited, euen I the Lorde, without whom there is none other.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For thus says 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: I am Yahweh; and there is no one else.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For this is the word of the Lord who made the heavens; he is God; the maker and designer of the earth; who made it not to be a waste, but as a living-place for man: I am the Lord, and there is no other.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For thus says 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: "I am Yahweh; and there is no other.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 42:5 : 5 Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:
  • Gen 1:2 : 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
  • Ps 115:16 : 16 The heavens belong to the Lord, but He has given the earth to the children of man.
  • Ezek 36:10-12 : 10 I will multiply people upon you—the entire house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. 11 I will increase the number of people and animals on you, and they will be fruitful and multiply. I will make you inhabited as you were in the past and will do even better for you than at the beginning. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 12 I will bring people, my people Israel, to live on you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer bereave them of children.
  • Gen 1:26 : 26 Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, after our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the creatures that move along the ground.'
  • Gen 1:28 : 28 God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every living creature that moves on the ground.'
  • Isa 45:12 : 12 I made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens, and I commanded their hosts.
  • Jer 10:12 : 12 God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
  • Jer 51:15 : 15 He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
  • Gen 9:1 : 1 God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.'
  • Isa 45:5-6 : 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you do not acknowledge me. 6 So that from the rising of the sun to its setting, people may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2This is what the Lord, the Maker, the Lord who formed it to establish it, whose name is the Lord, says:

  • 5Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:

  • 24This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: 'I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens by myself and spreads out the earth by my own hand.'

  • Isa 45:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11This is what the LORD, the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says: ‘Concerning things to come, ask me, and concerning my children and the work of my hands, you command me?’

    12I made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens, and I commanded their hosts.

  • Isa 45:5-8
    4 verses
    77%

    5I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you do not acknowledge me.

    6So that from the rising of the sun to its setting, people may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.

    7I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

    8Rain down, heavens, from above, and let the clouds pour out righteousness; let the earth open up and salvation spring forth, together with righteousness. I, the LORD, have created it.

  • 13For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind, who reveals His thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness and treads on the heights of the earth—the LORD God of Hosts is His name.

  • Isa 45:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.

    22Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

  • 19I have not spoken in secret, in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth and declare what is right.

  • 9Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is no one like Me.

  • Isa 44:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6This is what the LORD, the King of Israel and His Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts, says: 'I am the first, and I am the last; apart from Me, there is no God.'

    7Who is like Me? Let him declare and explain it. Let him present it to Me since I established the ancient people. Let them declare the things that are to come and what will happen.

    8Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and declare it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides Me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.

  • Isa 43:10-13
    4 verses
    73%

    10'You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.'

    11I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from Me there is no Savior.

    12I have revealed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'that I am God.'

    13Even from eternity I am He; none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?

  • 17Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

  • 1This is the Lord’s message concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit within humans, declares this:

  • 6He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name.

  • 16Behold, I have created the smith who blows the coals in the fire and produces a weapon fit for its purpose; and I have also created the destroyer to ruin.

  • 15He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • Isa 43:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

    16This is what the LORD says— He who makes a way through the sea and a path through mighty waters,

  • 4Who has accomplished and done this, calling forth generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am the first, and I am also with the last—I am he.

  • 21the people I formed for Myself, so they might proclaim My praise.

  • Isa 51:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of Hosts is His name.

    16I have put My words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to lay the foundations of the earth, and to say to Zion, 'You are My people.'

  • 7everyone who is called by My name, whom I created for My glory, whom I formed and made.

  • 5By my great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth, the people, and the animals that are on it. I give it to anyone I choose.

  • 1This is what the Lord says: 'The heavens are My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where then is the house you could build for Me, and where is My resting place?'.

  • 6He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains faithful forever.

  • 25Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you have turned fortified cities into piles of rubble.

  • 19The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Creator of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; the Lord of Hosts is His name.

  • 17But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation. You will never be put to shame or humiliated, to all eternity.

  • 11You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm, you scattered your enemies.

  • Isa 40:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundations of the earth?

    22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

  • 5The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

  • 4But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you are to know no God but me, and there is no Savior besides me.

  • 24Can anyone hide in secret places where I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? declares the LORD.

  • Jer 10:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11Tell them this: 'The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.'

    12God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • 1But now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: 'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine.'

  • 5For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.

  • 16The portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the Lord Almighty is His name.