Amsal 8:29

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,

Yesaya 42:5

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 

Yesaya 48:13

48:13 Yes, my hand founded the earth;

my right hand spread out the sky.

I summon them;

they stand together.

Yesaya 51:13

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 

Yeremia 32:17

32:17 ‘Oh, Lord God, ⁹  you did indeed ¹⁰  make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. ¹¹  Nothing is too hard for you!

Zakharia 12:1

The Repentance of Judah

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,

[8:29]  ¹ tn Heb “his mouth.”

[42:5]  ² tn Heb “the God.” The definite article here indicates distinctiveness or uniqueness.

[42:5]  ³ tn Heb “and its offspring” (so NASB); NIV “all that comes out of it.”

[42:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and spirit [i.e., “breath”] to the ones walking in it” (NAB, NASB, and NRSV all similar).

[51:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “and that you forget.”

[51:13]  ⁶ tn Or “the heavens” (also in v. 16). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[51:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “and that you tremble constantly all the day.”

[51:13]  ⁸ tn The question anticipates the answer, “Ready to disappear!” See v. 14.

[32:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” For an explanation of the rendering here see the study note on 1:6.

[32:17]  sn The parallel usage of this introduction in Jer 1:6; 4:10; 14:13 shows that though this prayer has a lengthy introductory section of praise vv. 17-22, this prayer is really one of complaint or lament.

[32:17]  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.

[32:17]  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.

[12:1]  ¹² tn Heb “who forms the spirit of man within him” (so NIV).