Focused Passage

Isaiah 45:20-25

Cyrus the LORD’s Anointed and the God Who Saves to the Ends of the Earth

Isaiah 45 moves from the LORD addressing Cyrus as His anointed instrument whom He will empower to subdue nations and open doors, to the repeated declaration that the LORD alone is God and there is no other, to rebuke against those who contend with their Maker, to the assurance that Cyrus will rebuild the city and set the exiles free, to the nations acknowledging Israel’s God as the only Savior, to the LORD’s insistence that He did not create the earth in vain but formed it to be inhabited, and finally to the worldwide summons: 'Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth.'

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

20Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

21Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

25In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.

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References and Original Words

Verse 20

Cross-references

Isaiah 44:18Classic cross-references Isaiah 46:7Classic cross-references Jeremiah 10:3Classic cross-references Hosea 4:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:9Classic cross-references Acts 17:30-31OliveGrove study links Philippians 2:9-11OliveGrove study links Romans 10:9-13OliveGrove study links

Original words

Comeוָבֹ֛אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralgather togetherהִקָּבְצ֥וּH6908Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine pluraland draw nearהִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּH5066Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural. . .יַחְדָּ֖וH3162Adverbyou fugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֣יH6412Noun - masculine plural constructfrom the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralvvvלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleIgnorant [are]יָדְע֗וּH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthose who carryהַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙H5375Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markeridolsפִּסְלָ֔םH6459Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralof woodעֵ֣ץH6086Noun - masculine singular constructand prayוּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔יםH6419Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositiona godאֵ֖לH410Noun - masculine singularthat cannotלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlesaveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃H3467Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

Isaiah 44:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 46:10Classic cross-references Isaiah 46:9Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:11Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:5Classic cross-references Acts 17:30-31OliveGrove study links Philippians 2:9-11OliveGrove study links Romans 10:9-13OliveGrove study links

Original words

Speak upהַגִּ֣ידוּH5046Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluraland present your caseוְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּH5066Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralyesאַ֥ףH637Conjunctionlet them take counselיִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּH3289Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraltogetherיַחְדָּ֑וH3162AdverbWhoמִ֣יH4310Interrogativeforetoldהִשְׁמִיעַ֩H8085Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularthisזֹ֨אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularlong agoמִקֶּ֜דֶםH6924Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularWho announced itהִגִּידָ֗הּH5046Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularfrom ancient timesמֵאָ֣זH227Preposition-m | AdverbWas it notהֲל֨וֹאH3808Adverb - Negative particleIאֲנִ֤יH589Pronoun - first person common singularthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularThere is noוְאֵֽין־H369Conjunctive waw | Adverbotherע֤וֹדH5750AdverbGodאֱלֹהִים֙H430Noun - masculine pluralbut Meמִבַּלְעָדַ֔יH1107Preposition-m | first person common singulara righteousצַדִּ֣יקH6662Adjective - masculine singularGodאֵֽל־H410Noun - masculine singularand Saviorוּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַH3467Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularthere is noneאַ֖יִןH369Adverbbut Meזוּלָתִֽי׃H2108Preposition | first person common singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

Romans 14:11Classic cross-references Matthew 11:28Classic cross-references Titus 2:11Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:39Classic cross-references John 6:40Classic cross-references Acts 17:30-31OliveGrove study links Philippians 2:9-11OliveGrove study links Romans 10:9-13OliveGrove study links

Original words

Turnפְּנוּ־H6437Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto Meאֵלַ֥יH413Preposition | first person common singularand be savedוְהִוָּשְׁע֖וּH3467Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine pluralallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe endsאַפְסֵי־H657Adverbof the earthאָ֑רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularforכִּ֥יH3588ConjunctionI [am]אֲנִי־H589Pronoun - first person common singularGodאֵ֖לH410Noun - masculine singularand there is noוְאֵ֥יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbotherעֽוֹד׃H5750Adverb

Verse 23

Cross-references

Isaiah 55:11Classic cross-references Philippians 2:10Classic cross-references Romans 14:10Classic cross-references Revelation 15:4Classic cross-references Hebrews 6:13Classic cross-references Acts 17:30-31OliveGrove study links Philippians 2:9-11OliveGrove study links Romans 10:9-13OliveGrove study links

Original words

By Myselfבִּ֣יPreposition | first person common singularI have swornנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singulartruthצְדָקָ֛הH6666Noun - feminine singularhas gone outיָצָ֨אH3318Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfrom My mouthמִפִּ֧יH6310Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singulara wordדָּבָ֖רH1697Noun - masculine singularthat will notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlebe revokedיָשׁ֑וּבH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .כִּי־H3588ConjunctionEveryכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructkneeבֶּ֔רֶךְH1290Noun - feminine singularwill bowתִּכְרַ֣עH3766Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularbefore Meלִי֙Preposition | first person common singulareveryכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃H3956Noun - common singularwill swear [allegiance]תִּשָּׁבַ֖עH7650Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

BSB notes

Literally every tongue will swear; LXX every tongue will swear by God; cited in Romans 14:11

Verse 24

Cross-references

Philippians 4:13Classic cross-references Matthew 6:33Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:17Classic cross-references Isaiah 54:17Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:21Classic cross-references Acts 17:30-31OliveGrove study links Philippians 2:9-11OliveGrove study links Romans 10:9-13OliveGrove study links

Original words

Surelyאַ֧ךְH389Adverbthey will say of Meאָמַ֖רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularIn the LORDבַּיהוָ֛הH3068Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularaloneלִ֥יPreposition | first person common singular[are] righteousnessצְדָק֣וֹתH6666Noun - feminine pluraland strengthוָעֹ֑זH5797Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularAllכֹּ֖לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho rageהַנֶּחֱרִ֥יםH2734Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralagainst Himבּֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singularwill comeיָב֣וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto Himעָדָיו֙H5704Preposition | third person masculine singularand be put to shameוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּH954Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 25

Cross-references

Isaiah 45:17Classic cross-references Psalms 3:3Classic cross-references Daniel 8:14Classic cross-references Luke 1:46Classic cross-references Psalms 105:3Classic cross-references Acts 17:30-31OliveGrove study links Philippians 2:9-11OliveGrove study links Romans 10:9-13OliveGrove study links

Original words

In the LORDבַּיהוָ֛הH3068Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructdescendantsזֶ֥רַעH2233Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwill be justifiedיִצְדְּק֥וּH6663Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland will exultוְיִֽתְהַלְל֖וּH1984Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

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