Isaiah 45:7
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I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
In other translations
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
Hebrew words
יוֹצֵרyotzer[who] formsH3335אוֹר'orlightH216וּבוֹרֵאuvore'and [who] createsH1254חֹשֶׁךְchoshekhdarknessH2822עֹשֶׂה'oseh[who] brings aboutH6213שָׁלוֹםshalomwell-beingH7965וּבוֹרֵאuvore'and [who] createsH1254רָעra'calamityH7451אֲנִי'aniIH589יְהוָהyahweh[am] YahwehH3068עֹשֶׂה'oseh[who] doesH6213כָל־khol-allH3605אֵלֶּה׃ ס'elehthese [things]H428
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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