Isaiah 45:21

Salvation Justice God's power and sovereignty

¹⁹ 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.

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.

²² Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

²³ I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

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

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BSB: Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Declare and present it. Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has shown this from ancient time? Who has declared it of old? Haven’t I, the LORD? There is no other God besides me, a just God and a Savior. There is no one besides me.
ASV: Declare ye, and bring [it] forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.
DARBY: Declare and bring [them] near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath caused this to be heard from ancient time? [who] hath declared it long ago? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour, there is none besides me.
BLB: Declare [it] and approach, even let them take counsel together: Who has reported this from of old, from that time having declared it? Is it not I, YHWH? And [there is] no other God besides Me, and a righteous God bringing salvation [there is] none besides Me.

ÅB: Meld og si fra! Ja, la dem rådslå alle sammen! Hvem har kunngjort dette fra fordums tid, forkynt det for lenge siden? Mon ikke jeg, Herren? Og det er ingen annen Gud foruten meg; en rettferdig og frelsende Gud er det ikke foruten meg.
OTB: Erklær og legg frem deres sak; la dem rådføre seg sammen. Hvem forutsa dette for lenge siden, hvem erklærte det fra en fjern fortid? Var det ikke jeg, Herren? Og det er ingen Gud foruten meg, en rettferdig Gud og en Frelser; det er ingen annen enn meg.
B1930: Meld og si fra! Ja, la dem rådslå alle sammen! Hvem har kunngjort dette fra fordums tid, forkynt det for lenge siden? Mon ikke jeg, Herren? Og det er ingen annen Gud foruten mig; en rettferdig og frelsende Gud er det ikke foruten mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 45:5
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
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Isaiah 46:9–10
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
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Isaiah 43:11
I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
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Titus 2:13–14
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
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Isaiah 43:9
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
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Isaiah 44:7–8
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
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Isaiah 43:3
For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
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Isaiah 45:25
In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
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