The Lord, the Only Savior

14 Thus says the Lord:

(A)“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over (B)in chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, (C)‘Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
(D)There is no other God.’ ”

15 Truly You are God, (E)who hide Yourself,
O God of Israel, the Savior!
16 They shall be (F)ashamed
And also disgraced, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together,
Who are makers of idols.
17 (G)But Israel shall be saved by the Lord
With an (H)everlasting salvation;
You shall not be ashamed or (I)disgraced
Forever and ever.

18 For thus says the Lord,
(J)Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it [a]in vain,
Who formed it to be (K)inhabited:
(L)“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
19 I have not spoken in (M)secret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me [b]in vain’;
(N)I, the Lord, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.

20 “Assemble yourselves and come;
Draw near together,
You who have escaped from the nations.
(O)They have no knowledge,
Who carry the wood of their carved image,
And pray to a god that cannot save.
21 Tell and bring forth your case;
Yes, let them take counsel together.
(P)Who has declared this from ancient time?
Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the Lord?
(Q)And there is no other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There is none besides Me.

22 “Look to Me, and be saved,
(R)All you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 (S)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every (T)knee shall bow,
(U)Every tongue shall take an oath.
24 He shall say,
[c]‘Surely in the Lord I have (V)righteousness and strength.
To Him men shall come,
And (W)all shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
25 (X)In the Lord all the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and (Y)shall glory.’ ”

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 45:18 Or empty, a waste
  2. Isaiah 45:19 Or in a waste place
  3. Isaiah 45:24 Or Only in the Lord are all righteousness and strength

14 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

24 Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength:
even to him shall men come;
and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
25 In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified,
and shall glory.

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