Isaiah 42:5

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“This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:”

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BSBPD

“This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thus saith God Jehovah, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad 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:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Thus said God, Jehovah, preparing The heavens, and stretching them out, Spreading out the earth and its productions, Giving breath to the people on it, And spirit to those walking in it.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 42:5 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
  2. Genesis 1:24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
  3. Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
  4. Job 12:10The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
  5. Job 27:3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
  6. Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
  7. Job 34:14If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
  8. Psalms 24:1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
  9. Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
  10. Psalms 96:5For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
  11. Psalms 102:25In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
  12. Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
  13. Psalms 136:6He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.
  14. Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
  15. Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
  16. Isaiah 40:28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
  17. Isaiah 44:24Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
  18. Isaiah 45:12It 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.
  19. Isaiah 45:18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
  20. Isaiah 48:13Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
  21. Isaiah 57:16For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made.
  22. Jeremiah 10:12The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
  23. Jeremiah 32:17“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
  24. Jeremiah 38:16But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”

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