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who formsיוֹצֵרlightאוֹרand createsוּבוֹרֵאdarkness,חֹשֶׁךְwho makesעֹשֶׂהpeaceשָׁלוֹםand createsוּבוֹרֵאevil;רָעI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהdoעֹשֶׂהallכָלthese things.אֵלֶּה
Isaiah 45:7
Study it in the app“who forms light and creates darkness, who makes peace and creates evil; I, YHWH, do all these things.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 45:7, word by word
- who formsיוֹצֵרyotser
mold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “yotser” appears- lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- and createsבוֹרֵאvore
create
To bring something new into being; only God does this.
Where else “vore” appears- darknessחֹשֶׁךְchoshech
darkness
The absence of light, night.
Where else “choshech” appears- who makesעֹשֶׂהose
make
To build or create something.
Where else “ose” appears- peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
Translation note
“Evil” is opposed here to “peace” (well-being); for this word Strong also gives “adversity, calamity”: it can be understood as disaster, not as sin.
The context
6so that they may know from the rising of the sun and from its west that there is nothing besides me; I am YHWH, and there is no other;
7 · This verse (above)
8Drip, heavens, from above, and let the clouds pour down righteousness; let the earth open, and let them bear the fruit of salvation, and let it make righteousness sprout together; I, YHWH, have created it.”