45:12 I made the earth,
I created the people who live 1 on it.
It was me – my hands 2 stretched out the sky, 3
I give orders to all the heavenly lights. 4
1 tn The words “who live” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “I, even my hands”; NASB “I stretched out…with My hands”; NRSV “it was my hands that stretched out.” The same construction occurs at the beginning of v. 13.
3 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
4 tn Heb “and to all their host I commanded.” See the notes at 40:26.