Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;
Parallel translations
- WEB “Yahweh who does it, Yahweh who forms it to establish it; Yahweh is his name, says:
- BSB “Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
- NKJV “Thus says the Lord who made it, the Lord who formed it to establish it (the Lord is His name):
- NASB “This is what the Lord says, He who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to create it, He whose name is the Lord:
- NLT “This is what the Lord says—the Lord who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the Lord:
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Quick answer
God identifies Himself as the LORD who makes, forms, and establishes, the LORD is His name. His creative power authenticates the promises to follow.
Overview
God introduces His message by naming Himself as the one who does and establishes His purposes, underscoring His sovereign ability. This self-identification assures that the coming promises rest on His unchanging power and character. The Creator who forms and establishes is the same God who accomplishes redemption and the new creation in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Isa 37:26Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
- Exod 6:3And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
- Exod 15:3The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
- Exod 3:14–15And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
- Isa 14:32What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
- Isa 62:7And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
- Isa 43:21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
- Ps 87:5And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
- Ps 102:16When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
- Heb 11:10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
- Isa 43:1But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
- Rev 21:10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
- Amos 5:8Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
- Jer 10:16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
- Amos 9:6It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
- Heb 11:16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
- Jer 32:18Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
- Rev 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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