Isaiah 45:23

God's word Obedience Praise and worship

²¹ 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.

²² Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

²⁴ Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

²⁵ In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.

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

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BSB: By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
KJV: 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.
WEB: I have sworn by myself. The word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not be revoked, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.
ASV: By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: By Myself I have sworn, righteousness has gone forth from My mouth, a word that not will turn back; indeed, before Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear.

ÅB: Ved meg selv har jeg svoret, et sannhetsord er utgått av min munn, et ord som ikke skal vende tilbake: For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, meg skal hver tunge sverge troskap.
OTB: Ved meg selv har jeg sverget, min munn har uttalt med all integritet et ord som ikke vil bli tilbakekalt: For meg skal hvert kne bøye seg, ved meg skal hver tunge sverge troskap.
B1930: Ved mig selv har jeg svoret, et sannhetsord er utgått av min munn, et ord som ikke skal vende tilbake: For mig skal hvert kne bøie sig, mig skal hver tunge sverge troskap.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Philippians 2:10
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
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Romans 14:10–12
Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
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Isaiah 55:11
so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
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Hebrews 6:13–18
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
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Deuteronomy 6:13
Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
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Isaiah 45:19
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.
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Isaiah 65:16
Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
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Psalms 63:11
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
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