Isaiah 45:12-19
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j I made the earth
and created man on it;
it was my hands k that stretched out the heavens,
and l I commanded all their host.
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m I have stirred him up in righteousness,
n and I will make all his ways level;
o he shall build my city
p and set my exiles free,
not for price or reward,"
says the Lord of hosts.
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Thus says the Lord:
q "The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,
and the Sabeans, men of stature,
shall come over to you r and be yours;
they shall follow you;
they shall come over in chains and bow down to you.
They will plead with you, saying:
'Surely God is in you, and there is no other,
no god besides him.'"
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s Truly, you are a God who hides himself,
O God of Israel, the Savior.
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t All of them are put to shame and confounded;
the makers of idols go in confusion together.
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But Israel is saved by the Lord
with everlasting salvation;
u you shall not be put to shame or confounded
to all eternity.
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v For thus says the Lord,
who created the heavens
(he is God!),
who formed the earth and made it
(he established it;
he w did not create it empty,
x he formed it to be inhabited!):
"I am the Lord, and there is no other.
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y I did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
z 'Seek me in vain.'
I the Lord speak a the truth;
I declare what is right.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 27:5
It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.
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Isaiah 42:5
Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:
Isaiah 44:24
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: "I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself.
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Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
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Isaiah 41:2
Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow.
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Isaiah 45:2
I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
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Isaiah 44:28
Who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and he shall fulfill all my purpose'; saying of Jerusalem, 'She shall be built,' and of the temple, 'Your foundation shall be laid.'
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Isaiah 49:25
For thus says the Lord : "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
Isaiah 51:14
He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the pit, neither shall his bread be lacking.
Isaiah 52:3
For thus says the Lord : "You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.
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Isaiah 43:3
For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
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Isaiah 14:2
And the peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them in the Lord 's land as male and female slaves. They will take captive those who were their captors, and rule over those who oppressed them.
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Cross References
Isaiah 57:17
Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, I struck him; I hid my face and was angry, but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
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Isaiah 42:17
They are turned back and utterly put to shame, who trust in carved idols, who say to metal images, "You are our gods.
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Isaiah 54:4
Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
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Isaiah 42:5
Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:
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Cross References
Genesis 1:2
The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
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Cross References
Psalms 115:16
The heavens are the Lord 's heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.
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Cross References
Isaiah 48:16
Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there." And now the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.
Deuteronomy 30:11
For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 29:13 - 14
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
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Isaiah 45:23
By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.
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