Isaiah 45:15

What does Isaiah 45:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 45:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Truly, you have a secret God, the God of Israel is a Saviour!

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Surely Thou <FI>art<Fi> a God hiding Thyself, God of Israel--Saviour!

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Verily thou art a hidden God, the God of Israel the saviour.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Verily thou art aGod that hidest thyself, OGod of Israel, the Saviour. ...

Context

v.14Thus saith Jehovah, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall go 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.

v.15This passage

v.16They shall be put to shame, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go into confusion together that are makers of idols.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 45:17

    But Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be put to shame nor confounded world without end.

  • Psalms 44:24

    Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

  • Isaiah 46:13

    I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

  • Isaiah 8:17

    And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

  • Isaiah 57:17

    For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid my face and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

  • Romans 11:33

    O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!

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