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Isaiah 48:13
Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Jacob and Israel directly (v. 12), asserting His identity as first and last before summoning them to gather and listen (v. 14).
The words — יָסְדָה (yasadah, H3245) "it founded" and טִפְחָה (tipachah, H2946) "it spread out" give the verse its physical weight: a hand laying a foundation, a hand stretching fabric taut.
The thread — The same "laid the foundations" language appears in Psalms 102:25 and is quoted in Hebrews 1:10; Exodus 20:11 supplies the creation narrative behind both.
Why it lands — The speaker grounds His right to command Israel in the act of making the cosmos itself; the call to obey in v. 14 rests on that prior claim.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
Cross-references
- Psalms 102:25 In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- Hebrews 1:10 And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
- Isaiah 45:18 For 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.
- Isaiah 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
- Isaiah 42:5 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:
- Psalms 119:89 Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
- Isaiah 40:12 Who 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?
- Psalms 148:5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
- Isaiah 40:22 He 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.