“For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.”
The affirmation of God's creative intention—'For thus says Yahweh, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it a chaos, he formed it to be inhabited): I am Yahweh, and there is no other'—asserts that creation was purposeful and orderly, not chaotic. The parenthetical affirmation and reiteration of divine identity emphasizes God's reality and uniqueness. The assertion that God created earth 'to be inhabited' suggests that God's purposes include populated creation. This verse connects creation's purpose (habitation) to restoration's purpose (renewal of community).
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