Isaiah 45:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I create light and darkness, happiness and sorrow. I, the LORD, do all of this.

Cross References

2 Kings 19:25

Sennacherib, now listen to me, the Lord. I planned all this long ago. And you don't even realize that I alone am the one who decided that you would do these things. I let you make ruins of fortified cities.

Job 10:13

You have not explained all your mysteries,

Job 2:10

Job replied, “Don't talk like a fool! If we accept blessings from God, we must accept trouble as well.” In all that happened, Job never once said anything against God.

Job 34:29

When God does nothing, can any person or nation find fault with him?

Psalm 105:28

Moses and Aaron obeyed God, and he sent darkness to cover Egypt.

Psalm 29:11

Pray that our LORD will make us strong and give us peace.

Psalm 74:16

You rule the day and the night, and you put the moon and the sun in place.

Psalm 75:7

You are the one who judges. You can take away power and give it to others.

Psalm 8:3

I often think of the heavens your hands have made, and of the moon and stars you put in place.

Exodus 14:20

but now it moved between the Egyptians and the Israelites. The cloud gave light to the Israelites, but made it dark for the Egyptians, and during the night they could not come any closer.

Isaiah 31:2

The LORD isn't stupid! He does what he promises, and he can bring doom. If you are cruel yourself, or help those who are evil, you will be destroyed.

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead the blind on roads they have never known; I will guide them on paths they have never travelled. Their road is dark and rough, but I will give light to keep them from stumbling. This is my solemn promise.

Isaiah 44:24

Israel, I am your LORD. I am your source of life, and I have rescued you. I created everything from the sky above to the earth below.

Isaiah 47:11

But without warning, disaster will strike— and your magic charms won't help at all.

Jeremiah 10:16

But you, Israel's God, created all things, and you chose Israel to be your very own. Your name is the LORD All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 13:16

You hope for light, but God is sending darkness. Evening shadows already deepen in the hills. So return to God and confess your sins to him before you trip and fall.

Jeremiah 31:35

I am the LORD All-Powerful. I command the sun to give light each day, the moon and stars to shine at night, and ocean waves to roar.

Jeremiah 51:20

Babylonia, you were my hammer; I used you to pound nations and break kingdoms,

Lamentations 3:38

Good and bad each happen at the command of God Most High.

Ezekiel 32:8

The heavens will become black, leaving your country in total darkness. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Daniel 2:22

“You explain deep mysteries, because even the dark is light to you.

Joel 2:2

It will be dark and gloomy with storm clouds overhead. Troops will cover the mountains like thunderclouds. No army this powerful has ever been gathered before or will ever be again.

Amos 3:6

Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't it the LORD who brings disaster on a city?

Amos 4:13

I created the mountains and the wind. I let humans know what I am thinking. I bring darkness at dawn and step over hills. I am the LORD God All-Powerful!

Amos 5:6

Turn back to the LORD, you descendants of Joseph, and you will live. If you don't, the LORD will attack like fire. Bethel will burn to the ground, and no one can save it.

Nahum 1:8

But like a roaring flood, the LORD chases his enemies into dark places and destroys them.

Acts 4:28

They did what you in your power and wisdom had already decided would happen.

2 Corinthians 4:6

The Scriptures say, “God commanded light to shine in the dark.” Now God is shining in our hearts to let you know that his glory is seen in Jesus Christ.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens. He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing.

Jude 1:13

Their shameful deeds show up like foam on wild ocean waves. They are like wandering stars for ever doomed to the darkest pits of hell.

Jude 1:6

You also know about the angels who didn't do their work and left their proper places. God chained them with everlasting chains and is now keeping them in dark pits until the great day of judgment.