
Isaiah 45:7 reads: "I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create evil; I the LORD do all these things". The Hebrew word for "evil" ( ra) in this verse refers to suffering, calamity, or misfortune rather than moral evil. In context, the verse emphasizes God's absolute sovereignty over all aspects of creation and life, including difficult or painful events, and not that God is the author of moral wickedness.