# not as a waste

"not to be empty." Here the word "waste" refers to an empty, barren place.

# but designed it to be inhabited

This can be stated in active form. AT: "but he designed it so people could live on it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/creation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/waste]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]