New King James Version
Isaiah 45:5
5I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
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 Living Translation (NLT)I am the Lord; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don’t even know me,
Context of Isaiah 45:5
3I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel. 4For Jacob My servant’s sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me. 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, 6That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other; 7I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.’
Read all of Isaiah 45Isaiah 45:5 word by word
אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין ע֔וֹד זוּלָתִ֖י אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 45:5
- Isaiah 45:14Thus says the Lord: “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 in chains; And they shall bow down to you. They will make supplication to you, saying, ‘Surely God is in you, And there is no other; There is no other God.’ ”
- Isaiah 44:8Do not fear, nor be afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; I know not one.’ ”
- Isaiah 46:9Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me,
- Deuteronomy 4:35To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord Himself is God; there is none other besides Him.
- Deuteronomy 32:39‘Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand.
- 1 Kings 8:60that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other.
- Joel 2:27Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God And there is no other. My people shall never 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 to the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Isaiah 22:21I will clothe him with your robe And strengthen him with your belt; I will commit your responsibility into his hand. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem And to the house of Judah.
- Ezra 1:2Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah.
- Job 12:18He loosens the bonds of kings, And binds their waist with a belt.
- Psalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.
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
Topics related to Isaiah 45:5
In the dictionaries
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
New King James Version — © 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc
Commentaries