Isaiah 44:24
ESV
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: "I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself,
NIV
"This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself,
NASB
This is what the Lord says, He who is your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: 'I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone,
CSB
This is what the Lord, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb, says: I am the Lord, who made everything; who stretched out the heavens by myself; who alone spread out the earth;
NLT
This is what the Lord says — your Redeemer and Creator: 'I am the Lord, who made all things. I alone stretched out the heavens. Who was with me when I made the earth?
KJV
Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
NKJV
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: “I am the Lord, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself;
What does Isaiah 44:24 mean?
Isaiah has called for all of creation to join a celebration. The occasion is the Lord's redemption of Israel from both her sins (Isaiah 44:22) and her captive exile in Babylon (2 Chronicles 36:17–21). The prophet is writing about something the Lord will do for a generation of Israelite's in Isaiah's own future.God begins to describe how He can do such a thing. He can bring His powerless people out of their powerless position as slaves in Babylon. He can return them to their place as an independent and fully functioning nation in the land that He has given to them (Jeremiah 29:10–12). The chapter will end with a shockingly specific prediction about how the Lord will accomplish this, but first Isaiah focuses on the fact that God can do anything He wants at any time (Job 42:2)
The Lord God is Israel's Redeemer. This is one of God's names because it describes what the Lord does. He rescues Israel. He restores His people from both physical and spiritual captivity. He pays the price to make His people free.
Next, the Lord is responsible for the very creation of the nation of Israel (Genesis 28:12–13; 32:28). Poetically, God formed Israel from the womb—from their very first instant of existence. David describes how the Lord formed him in the womb in Psalm 139:13–14. The Lord did the same with Israel as a nation, building them from the offspring of Abraham as His own special people. They exist because He caused them to exist.
As if that were not enough, the Lord can bring this once-great nation (1 Kings 10:23–25) back from the brink of extinction. He made the entire earth (Genesis 1:1). What can the Creator of all things not do? He did it without help, stretching out the heavens and spreading out the earth by Himself. He can fully rescue His people and restore them to greatness.
