Isaiah 45:14

Cush Egypt

¹² It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.

¹³ I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”

This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”

¹⁵ Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

¹⁶ They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
KJV: Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
WEB: The LORD says: “The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you, and they will be yours. They will go after you. They shall come over in chains. They will bow down to you. They will make supplication to you: ‘Surely God is in you; and there is no one else. There is no other god.
ASV: Thus saith Jehovah, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall go after thee, in chains they shall come over; and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, [saying], Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
DARBY: Thus saith Jehovah: The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall walk after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall bow down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, [saying,] Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, no other God.
BLB: Thus says YHWH: “The labor of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, and of the Sabeans—men of stature—to you they will pass over, and unto you they will be. Behind you they will walk, in chains they will pass by, and to you they will bow down, to you they will plead: ‘Surely God [is] with you, and there is no other—only God!’”

ÅB: Så sier Herren: Egypts gods og Etiopias vinning og sabeerne, de høyvoksne menn, skal komme til deg, og deg skal de tilhøre, deg skal de følge, i lenker skal de gå, og for deg skal de kaste seg ned, deg skal de bønnfalle: Bare hos deg er Gud, og det er ingen annen, ingen annen Gud.
OTB: Så sier Herren: Produktene fra Egypt, varene fra Kusj, og de høye sabeerne vil komme over til deg og bli dine; de vil gå bak deg i lenker. De vil bøye seg foran deg og be deg, og si: ‘Sannelig, Gud er med deg, og det er ingen annen; det er ingen annen gud.’
B1930: Så sier Herren: Egyptens gods og Etiopias vinning og sabeerne, de høivoksne menn, skal komme til dig, og dig skal de tilhøre, dig skal de følge, i lenker skal de gå, og for dig skal de kaste sig ned, dig skal de bønnfalle: Bare hos dig er Gud, og det er ingen annen, ingen annen Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
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1 Corinthians 14:25
and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
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Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
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Acts 10:25–26
As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
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Isaiah 61:5–6
Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
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Zechariah 8:20–23
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
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Isaiah 23:18
Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.
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Psalms 149:8
to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
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