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Isaiah 45:5

What does Isaiah 45:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 45:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God but me: I will make you ready for war, though you had no knowledge of me:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, and there is none else, Except Me there is no God, I gird thee, and thou hast not known Me.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

I am the Lord, and there is none else: there is no God besides me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

I [am] Jehovah, and there is none else; there is noGod beside me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me;

Context

v.4For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

v.5This passage

v.6that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.

Cross references

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

  • Isaiah 44:6

    Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.

  • Deuteronomy 4:35

    Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that Jehovah he is God; there is none else besides him.

  • 1 Kings 8:60

    that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.

  • Joel 2:27

    And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.

  • Isaiah 22:21

    and I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

  • Isaiah 45:21

    Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.

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