Isaiah 45:7-8

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I form light and create darkness,^(A)
I make success and create disaster;^(B)
I, Yahweh, do all these things.

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“Heavens, sprinkle from above,
and let the skies shower righteousness.^(C)
Let the earth open up
so that salvation will sprout
and righteousness will spring up with it.^(D)
I, Yahweh, have created it.

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 45:7: Psalm 104:20; Psalm 105:28

B. Isaiah 45:7: Genesis 50:20; Genesis 22:8; Psalm 78:49; Job 2:10; Isaiah 13:11; Isaiah 31:2; Isaiah 47:11; Jeremiah 1:14; Amos 3:6

C. Isaiah 45:8: Hosea 10:12

D. Isaiah 45:8: Psalm 85:11; Isaiah 61:11