Isaiah 45:21

Isaiah 45:21 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me.

Context of Isaiah 45:21

19I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the Lord, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements. 20Gather together and come! Approach together, you refugees from the nations! Those who carry wooden idols know nothing, those who pray to a god that cannot deliver. Tell me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with one another! Who predicted this in the past? Who announced it beforehand? Was it not I, the Lord? I have no peer, there is no God but me, a God who vindicates and delivers; there is none but me. 22Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer. 23I solemnly make this oath – what I say is true and reliable: ‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;

Isaiah 45:21 word by word

הַגִּ֣ידוּ וְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּ אַ֥ף יִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו מִ֣י הִשְׁמִיעַ֩ זֹ֨את מִקֶּ֜דֶם מֵאָ֣ז הִגִּידָ֗הּ הֲל֨וֹא אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ וְאֵֽין־ע֤וֹד אֱלֹהִים֙ מִבַּלְעָדַ֔י אֵֽל־צַדִּ֣יק וּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַ אַ֖יִן זוּלָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: bringH5066
• yea, let them take counselיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• who hath declaredשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• this from ancient timeקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
• not I the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• no Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• else besideבִּלְעֲדֵיbil‛ădêy bal‛ădêy · besideH1107
• me; a justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• and a Saviourיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• noneאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• besideזוּלָהzûlâh · exceptionH2108

Cross-references for Isaiah 45:21

• Psalms 26:7to give you thanks, and to tell about all your amazing deeds.
• Psalms 71:17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.
• Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He judges the nations fairly.”
• Jeremiah 50:2“Announce the news among the nations! Proclaim it! Signal for people to pay attention! Declare the news! Do not hide it! Say: ‘Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be dismayed. Babylon’s idols will be put to shame. Her disgusting images will be dismayed.
• Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack!
• Isaiah 41:1“Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! Let the nations find renewed strength! Let them approach and then speak; let us come together for debate!
• Isaiah 41:22“Let them produce evidence! Let them tell us what will happen! Tell us about your earlier predictive oracles, so we may examine them and see how they were fulfilled. Or decree for us some future events!
• Isaiah 43:9All nations gather together, the peoples assemble. Who among them announced this? Who predicted earlier events for us? Let them produce their witnesses to testify they were right; let them listen and affirm, ‘It is true.’
• Isaiah 44:7Who is like me? Let him make his claim! Let him announce it and explain it to me – since I established an ancient people – let them announce future events!
• Isaiah 46:9Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,
• Isaiah 48:3“I announced events beforehand, I issued the decrees and made the predictions; suddenly I acted and they came to pass.
• Isaiah 45:5I am the Lord, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.
• Isaiah 44:8Don’t panic! Don’t be afraid! Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none.
• Isaiah 45:25All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord and will boast in him.
• Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your deliverer. I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price, Ethiopia and Seba in place of you.
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? Who is this one wearing royal attire, who marches confidently because of his great strength? “It is I, the one who announces vindication, and who is able to deliver!”

Commentaries on Isaiah 45:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together - For יועצו yoatsu or yivvaatsu, let them consult, the Septuagint read ידעו yedau, let them know. but an ancient MS. has יועדו yoedu, let them come together by appointment; which may probably be the true reading.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Tell ye, and bring them near - That is, announce, and bring forward your strongest arguments (see the notes at Isaiah 41:1). Who hath declared this from ancient time? - Who has clearly announced the events respecting Cyrus, and the conquest of Babylon, and the deliverance from the captivity? The argument is an appeal to the fact that God had clearly foretold these events long before, and that therefore he was the true God. To this argument he often…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-25Verses 20-25 The nations are exhorted to draw near to Jehovah. None besides is able to help; he is the Saviour, who can save without the assistance of any, but without whom none can save. If the heart is brought into the obedience of Christ, the knee will cheerfully obey his commands. To Christ men shall come from every nation for blessings; all that hate his cause shall be put to shame, and all believers shall rejoice in him as their Friend and Portion…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-25Salvation comes only from the Lord. He is the creator, the revealer, and the one who carries out his will in human history. He promised to start a new era of salvation and righteousness (see Isaiah 45:8). Every person will submit to God, either by choice or not (Isaiah 45:23–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Challenge the worshippers of idols (Is 41:1). take counsel together--as to the best arguments wherewith to defend the cause of idolatry. who ... from that time--(Is 41:22, 23; see on Is 44:8). Which of the idols has done what God hath, namely, foretold, primarily as to Cyrus; ultimately as to the final restoration of Israel hereafter? The idolatry of Israel before Cyrus' time will have its counterpart in the Antichrist and the apostasy, which shall…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