It's too quiet here so I'm going metaphysical to see what happens. Regarding God creating evil, since God is all-good, he cannot engage in moral evil, because it is impossible for him to act against the good (Himself). However, God can cause natural evil (a natural event with at least immediate unsatisfying consequences) because pain can ultimately serve God’s good ends or purpose for creation. It seems clear from the context that this verse refers to God creating natural evil.
The bible states far more than ''natural evil'' You appear to be ignoring verses that clearly state that God creates not only evil, not only jealousy, strife and war but the evildoer himself. Once again;
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?" (Amos 3:6, KJV)
"Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? " (Lamentations 3:38)
''The Lord is a man of war'' Exodus 15:3.
"The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, He shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: He shall cry, yea roar; He shall prevail against His enemies". Isaiah 42:13
''Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory'' - Romans 9:21-23
"The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.'' Proverbs 16:4
