Isaiah 45:5

Isaiah 45:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
• New International Version (NIV)I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me,
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,

Context of Isaiah 45:5

3I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name. 4For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, 6so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. 7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:5 word by word

אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין ע֔וֹד זוּלָתִ֖י אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• am the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and there is noאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• otherעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• but Meזוּלָהzûlâh · exceptionH2108
• I will equip you for battleאָזַר'âzar · to girdH247
• though you have notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• known Meיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Isaiah 45:5

• Isaiah 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
• Isaiah 44:8Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
• Isaiah 46:9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
• Deuteronomy 4:35You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
• Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
• 1 Kings 8:60so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!
• Joel 2:27Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
• John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• Hebrews 1:8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
• Isaiah 22:21I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
• Ezra 1:2“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
• Job 12:18He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
• Psalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.

Commentaries on Isaiah 45:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I am the Lord … - (see the notes at Isaiah 42:8; Isaiah 43:2; Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 45:18, Isaiah 45:22). I girded thee … - (see the note at Isaiah 45:1). The sense is, I girded thee with the girdle - the military belt; I prepared thee, and strengthened thee for war and conquest. Even people who are strangers to the true God are sustained by him, and are unable to accomplish anything without his providential aid.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 There is no God beside Jehovah. There is nothing done without him. He makes peace, put here for all good; and creates evil, not the evil of sin, but the evil of punishment. He is the Author of all that is true, holy, good, or happy; and evil, error, and misery, came into the world by his permission, through the wilful apostacy of his creatures, but are restrained and overruled to his righteous purpose. This doctrine is applied, for the comfort…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5I call you by name: Cyrus did not know the Lord, but the Lord knew him. Isaiah predicted the rescuer Cyrus by name 150 years before he was born. This prophecy would show the exiles that the Lord is truly God and that he knows the future.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Is 42:8; 43:3, 11; 44:8; 46:9). girded thee--whereas "I will loose (the girdle off) the loins of kings" (Is 45:1), strengthening thee, but enfeebling them before thee. though ... not known me--(Is 45:4). God knows His elect before they are made to know Him (Ga 4:9; Joh 15:16).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 45

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings