Isaiah 45:14

12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

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.

15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.

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

    And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:25

    And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

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  • Jeremiah 16:19

    O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

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  • Acts 10:25–26

    And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

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  • Isaiah 61:5–6

    And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

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  • Zechariah 8:20–23

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

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  • Isaiah 23:18

    And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

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  • Psalms 149:8

    To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

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