Isaiah 45:18
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
תֹּהוּ
Empty, formless, void. Tohu. The state of the earth before God spoke. God specialises in taking what is empty and formless and making something beautiful.
כּוּן
he established/ it
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כּוּן
To be firm, to be established, to be ready. Kun. God establishes what He builds. He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion.
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עוֹד
is yet
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עוֹד
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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כֹּה
thus
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כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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בָּרָא
he created/ it
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בָּרָא
To create from nothing. Bara. Used only of God. Only God can bara. He brings something into existence from nothing.
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יָצַר
he formed/ it
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יָצַר
to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
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