Isaiah 45:14-25
Christian Standard Bible
God Alone Is the Savior
14 This is what the Lord says:
“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush
and the Sabeans, men of stature,(A)
will come over to you(B)
and will be yours;
they will follow you,
they will come over in chains
and bow down to you.
They will confess[a] to you,
‘God is indeed with you,(C) and there is no other;
there is no other God.’”
15 Yes, you are a God who hides,(D)
God of Israel, Savior.(E)
16 All of them are put to shame, even humiliated;(F)
the makers of idols go in humiliation together.
17 Israel will be saved by the Lord
with an everlasting salvation;
you will not be put to shame or humiliated
for all eternity.(G)
18 For this is what the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,
the God who formed the earth and made it,
the one who established it
(he did not create it to be a wasteland,
but formed it to be inhabited)(H)—
he says, “I am the Lord,
and there is no other.
19 I have not spoken in secret,(I)
somewhere in a land of darkness.
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob:
Seek me in a wasteland.(J)
I am the Lord, who speaks righteously,(K)
who declares what is right.
20 “Come, gather together,
and approach, you fugitives of the nations.
Those who carry their wooden idols
and pray to a god who cannot save(L)
have no knowledge.(M)
21 Speak up and present your case[b](N)—
yes, let them consult each other.
Who predicted 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;(O)
there is no one except me.(P)
22 Turn to me and be saved,
all the ends of the earth.
For I am God,
and there is no other.
23 By myself I have sworn;(Q)
truth has gone from my mouth,(R)
a word that will not be revoked:
Every knee will bow(S) to me,
every tongue will swear allegiance.
24 It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness and strength
are found only in the Lord.’”
All who are enraged against him
will come to him and be put to shame.(T)
25 All the descendants of Israel
will be justified and boast in the Lord.
Isaiah 45:14-25
International Standard Version
14 This is what the Lord says:
“The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia,
those[a] Sabeans, men of great heights.[b]
They’ll come over to you and will be yours;
They’ll trudge behind you—
coming over in chains, they’ll bow down to you.
They’ll plead with you,
‘Surely God is in you;
and there is no other God at all.’”
God as Savior of Israel
15 “Truly you are a God who hides himself,
O God of Israel, the Savior.
16 All of them will be put to shame—indeed, disgraced!
The makers of idols will go off in disgrace together.
17 But Israel will be saved by the Lord
with everlasting salvation;
you won’t be put to shame or disgraced ever again.”
18 For this is what the Lord says,
who created the heavens—
he is God,
and[c] the one who formed the earth and made it,
and[d] he is the one who established it;
he didn’t create it for[e] chaos,
but formed it to be inhabited—
“I am the Lord and there is no other.
19 I didn’t speak in secret,
from somewhere in a land of darkness;
I didn’t say to Jacob’s descendants,
‘Seek me in chaos.’
I, the Lord, speak truth,
declaring what is right.
20 “Gather together and come;
draw near and enter,[f]
your fugitives from the nations.
Those who carry around their wooden idols
know nothing,
nor do those who keep praying to a god
that cannot save.
21 Explain and present a case!
Yes, let them take counsel together.
Who announced this long ago,
who declared it from the distant past?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other God besides me,
a righteous God and Savior;
and[g] there is none besides me.
22 Turn to me and be saved,
all you ends of the earth.
For I am God, and there is no other.
Every Knee will Bow
23 By myself I have sworn—
from my mouth has gone out integrity,
a promise[h] that won’t be revoked:
‘To me every knee will bow,
and[i] every tongue will swear.’
24 One will say of me,[j]
‘Only in the Lord are victories and might.’
All who raged against him will come[k] to him
and will be put to shame.
25 In the Lord all the descendants of Israel
will triumph and make their boast.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:14 Lit. and those; so 1QIsaa; MT LXX read and the
- Isaiah 45:14 So 1QIsaa; MT reads height
- Isaiah 45:18 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack and
- Isaiah 45:18 So 1QIsaa; MT lacks and
- Isaiah 45:18 Or it to remain in a state of; so 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks for
- Isaiah 45:20 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read together
- Isaiah 45:21 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack and
- Isaiah 45:23 Lit. word
- Isaiah 45:23 So 1QIsaa; MT lacks and
- Isaiah 45:24 So 1QIsaa; MT reads one said of me; LXX reads saying
- Isaiah 45:24 So 1QIsaa MTmss LXX (pl.); MT (sing.)
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