Isaiah 45:19

¹⁷ But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

¹⁸ For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

²⁰ Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

²¹ Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
KJV: I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
WEB: I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I didn’t say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, the LORD, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right.
ASV: I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
DARBY: I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek me in vain: I [am] Jehovah, speaking righteousness, declaring things which are right.
BLB: I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the land; I have not said to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain!’ I [am] YHWH, the One speaking righteousness, declaring uprightness.

ÅB: Ikke i lønndom har jeg talt, ikke på et sted i et mørkt land; jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs slekt: Søk meg uten nytte! Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, forkynner det som rett er.
OTB: Jeg har ikke talt i hemmelighet, fra et skjult sted i et land av mørke; jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs etterkommere: ‘Søk meg forgjeves.’ Jeg, Herren, taler sannhet; jeg erklærer hva som er rett.
B1930: Ikke i lønndom har jeg talt, ikke på et sted i et mørkt land; jeg har ikke sagt til Jakobs ætt: Søk mig uten nytte! Jeg, Herren, taler rettferdighet, forkynner det som rett er.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 48:16
Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
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Amos 5:4
For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
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Numbers 23:19–20
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
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Jeremiah 29:13–14
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
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Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
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John 18:20
Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
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Psalms 9:10
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
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James 4:3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
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