8:29 when he gave the sea his decree
that the waters should not pass over his command, 1
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
42:5 This is what the true God, 2 the Lord, says –
the one who created the sky and stretched it out,
the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, 3
the one who gives breath to the people on it,
and life to those who live on it: 4
48:13 Yes, my hand founded the earth;
my right hand spread out the sky.
I summon them;
they stand together.
51:13 Why do you forget 5 the Lord, who made you,
who stretched out the sky 6
and founded the earth?
Why do you constantly tremble all day long 7
at the anger of the oppressor,
when he makes plans to destroy?
Where is the anger of the oppressor? 8
12:1 The revelation of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord – he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person 12 – says,
1 tn Heb “his mouth.”
2 tn Heb “the God.” The definite article here indicates distinctiveness or uniqueness.
3 tn Heb “and its offspring” (so NASB); NIV “all that comes out of it.”
4 tn Heb “and spirit [i.e., “breath”] to the ones walking in it” (NAB, NASB, and NRSV all similar).
5 tn Heb “and that you forget.”
6 tn Or “the heavens” (also in v. 16). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
7 tn Heb “and that you tremble constantly all the day.”
8 tn The question anticipates the answer, “Ready to disappear!” See v. 14.
9 tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” For an explanation of the rendering here see the study note on 1:6.
10 tn This is an attempt to render the Hebrew particle normally translated “behold.” See the translator’s note on 1:6 for the usage of this particle.
11 tn Heb “by your great power and your outstretched arm.” See 21:5; 27:5 and the marginal note on 27:5 for this idiom.
12 tn Heb “who forms the spirit of man within him” (so NIV).