Isaiah 45:7 meaning and explanation
I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
Isaiah 45:7, Berean Standard Bible
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In context, the LORD is speaking through Isaiah to Cyrus, the Persian king he has named as his anointed, and through him to Israel in exile. The verse is a claim of unrivaled sovereignty: light and darkness, prosperity and calamity all fall within God's single rule, over against any rival deity.
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