Isa 45:12 | NET2full | STEP | I made the earth ; I created the people who live on it. It was me —my hands stretched out the sky . I give orders to all the heavenly lights .

‏ Isaiah 45:12

12 I made the earth;
I created the people who live ^{▼▼tn The words “who live” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.} on it.
It was me—my hands ^{▼▼tn Heb “I, even my hands”; NASB “I stretched out…with My hands”; NRSV “it was my hands that stretched out.” The same construction occurs at the beginning of v. 13.} stretched out the sky. ^{▼▼tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.}
I give orders to all the heavenly lights. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and to all their host I commanded.” See the notes at 40:26.}