Isa 45:18 | NET2full | STEP | For this is what the Lord says , the one who created the sky — he is the true God , the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order , he formed it to be inhabited : “ I am the Lord , I have no peer .

‏ Isaiah 45:18

18 For this is what the Lord says,
the one who created the sky—
he is the true God, ^{▼▼tn Heb “he [is] the God.” The article here indicates uniqueness.}
the one who formed the earth and made it;
he established it,
he did not create it without order, ^{▼▼tn Or “unformed.” Gen 1:2 describes the world as “unformed” (תֹהוּ, tohu) prior to God’s creative work, but God then formed the world and made it fit for habitation.}
he formed it to be inhabited:
“I am the Lord, I have no peer.