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Isaiah 45:5
5I am the Lord; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don’t even know 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 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
3And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness— secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name. 4“And why have I called you for this work? Why did I call you by name when you did not know me? It is for the sake of Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen one. I am the Lord; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don’t even know me, 6so all the world from east to west will know there is no other God. I am the Lord, and there is no other. 7I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.
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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 45:14This is what the Lord says: “You will rule the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans. They will come to you with all their merchandise, and it will all be yours. They will follow you as prisoners in chains. They will fall to their knees in front of you and say, ‘God is with you, and he is the only God. There is no other.’”
- Isaiah 44:8Do not tremble; do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago? You are my witnesses—is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock—not one!”
- Isaiah 46:9Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me.
- Deuteronomy 4:35“He showed you these things so you would know that the Lord is God and there is no other.
- Deuteronomy 32:39Look now; I myself am he! There is no other god but me! I am the one who kills and gives life; I am the one who wounds and heals; no one can be rescued from my powerful hand!
- 1 Kings 8:60Then people all over the earth will know that the Lord alone is God and there is no other.
- Joel 2:27Then you will know that I am among my people Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other. Never again will my people be disgraced.
- John 1:1In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Hebrews 1:8But to the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.
- Isaiah 22:21I will dress him in your royal robes and will give him your title and your authority. And he will be a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah.
- Ezra 1:2“This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
- Job 12:18He removes the royal robe of kings. They are led away with ropes around their waist.
- Psalms 18:32God arms me with strength, and he 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
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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
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