24 This is what Jehovah says, your Repurchaser,+

Who formed you since you were in the womb:

I stretched out the heavens by myself,+

And I spread out the earth.+

12 He is the Maker of the earth by his power,

The One who established the productive land by his wisdom+

And who stretched out the heavens by his understanding.+

“The word of Jehovah concerning Israel,” declares Jehovah,

The One who stretched out the heavens,+

Who laid the foundation of the earth,+

And who formed the spirit* of man within him.