Isaiah 45 · Verse 12

Isaiah 45:12

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.
Isaiah 45:12, King James Version

Isaiah 45:12 in other translations

BSBIt 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.
WEBI have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens. I have commanded all their army.
ASVI 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.
YLTI made earth, and man on it prepared, I--My hands stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded.
DARBYIt is I that have made the earth, and created man upon it; it is I, my hands, that have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
BBEI have made the earth, forming man on it: by my hands the heavens have been stretched out, and all the stars put in their ordered places.
WebsterI 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.

What does Isaiah 45:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. The same argument for prayer, drawn from God's omnipotence and consequent power, to grant any request, occurs in Is 40:26-31. I, even my hands--so Hebrew (Psa 41:2), "Thou ... thy hand" (both nominatives, in apposition).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 45:11-19

Believers may ask in prayer for what they need; if for their good, it will not be withheld. But how common to hear God called to account for his dealings with man! Cyrus provided for the returning Jews. Those redeemed by Christ shall be provided for. The restoration would convince many, and convert some; and all that truly join the Lord, find his service perfect freedom. Though God be his people's God and Saviour…

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Isaiah 45:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiIH595
עָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiI madeH6213
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earthH776
וְאָדָ֖םve.'a.Damand humankindH120
עָלֶ֣יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
בָרָ֑אתִיva.Ra.tiI createdH1254
אֲנִ֗י'a.NiIH589
יָדַי֙ya.Daihands myH3027
נָט֣וּna.Tuthey stretched outH5186
שָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yim[the] heavensH8064
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
צְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'Amhost theirH6635
צִוֵּֽיתִי\׃tzi.Vei.tiI commandedH6680

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 45:12

  • Isaiah 42:5

    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:

  • Isaiah 44:24

    Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

  • Jeremiah 27:5

    I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.

  • Genesis 2:1

    Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

  • Nehemiah 9:6

    Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

  • Jeremiah 32:17

    Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

  • Isaiah 45:18

    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.

  • Isaiah 40:28

    Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

  • Hebrews 11:3

    Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

  • Zechariah 12:1

    The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

  • Isaiah 40:22

    It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

  • Isaiah 40:12

    Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
made the earth.
18; 40:28; 42:5; Ge 1:26,27; Ps 102:25; Heb 11:3
my hands.
40:12,22; 44:24; Jer 27:5; 32:17; Zec 12:1
all their host.
Ge 2:1; Ne 9:6

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Context

  • Isaiah 45:11

    Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

  • Isaiah 45:12

    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.

  • Isaiah 45:13

    I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts.

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Isaiah 45:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo hice la tierra, y crié sobre ella al hombre. Yo, mis manos, extendieron los cielos, y á todo su ejército mandé.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Moi, j’ai fait la terre, et j’ai créé l’homme sur elle; c’est moi, ce sont mes mains qui ont étendu les cieux, et j’ai ordonné toute leur armée.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich habe die Erde gemacht und den Menschen auf ihr geschaffen; meine Hände haben die Himmel ausgespannt, und all ihr Heer habe ich bestellt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego feci terram, et hominem super eam creavi ego: manus meæ tetenderunt cælos, et omni militiæ eorum mandavi.