Isaiah 45:18-25

The Lord, the Only Savior

18 v For thus says the Lord,
who created the heavens
(he is God!),
who formed the earth and made it
(he established it;
he w did not create it empty,
x he formed it to be inhabited!):
"I am the Lord, and there is no other.
 19 y I did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
z 'Seek me in vain.' 1
I the Lord speak a the truth;
I declare what is right.

20 b "Assemble yourselves and come;
draw near together,
you survivors of the nations!
c They have no knowledge
who d carry about their wooden idols,
e and keep on praying to a god
that cannot save.
 21 f Declare and present your case;
let them take counsel together!
Who told this long ago?
Who declared it of old?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other god besides me,
a righteous God g and a Savior;
there is none besides me.

22 "Turn to me and be saved,
h all the ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
 23 i By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone out in j righteousness
a word that shall not return:
k 'To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear allegiance.' 2

24 l "Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
are righteousness and m strength;
to him shall come and be ashamed
n all who were incensed against him.
 25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall be justified and shall glory."

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:5
    Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 1:2
    The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 115:16
    The heavens are the Lord 's heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 48:16
    Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there." And now the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.
    Deuteronomy 30:11
    For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 29:13 - 14
    You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 45:23
    By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 41:1
    Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 44:18 - 19
    They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand.
    Isaiah 48:5 - 7
    I declared them to you from of old, before they came to pass I announced them to you, lest you should say, 'My idol did them, my carved image and my metal image commanded them.
  9. Cross References
    Isaiah 46:1
    Bel bows down; Nebo stoops; their idols are on beasts and livestock; these things you carry are borne as burdens on weary beasts.
    Isaiah 46:7
    They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it, they set it in its place, and it stands there; it cannot move from its place. If one cries to it, it does not answer or save him from his trouble.
    Jeremiah 10:5
    Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, and they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.
  10. Cross References
    Isaiah 44:17
    And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god!
  11. Cross References
    Isaiah 41:22
    Let them bring them, and tell us what is to happen. Tell us the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, that we may know their outcome; or declare to us the things to come.
    Isaiah 41:26
    Who declared it from the beginning, that we might know, and beforehand, that we might say, "He is right"? There was none who declared it, none who proclaimed, none who heard your words.
    Isaiah 43:9
    All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and show us the former things? Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right, and let them hear and say, It is true.
  12. Cross References
    Isaiah 43:11
    I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior.
  13. Cross References
    Isaiah 11:12
    He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
    Isaiah 43:5 - 6
    Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you.
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 22:16
    And said, "By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son.
  15. Cross References
    Isaiah 45:19
    I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right.
  16. Cross References
    Romans 14:11
    For it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
    Philippians 2:10
    So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
  17. Cross References
    Isaiah 26:4
    Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
    Isaiah 44:8
    Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.
  18. Cross References
    Isaiah 26:4
    Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
    Isaiah 44:8
    Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.
  19. Cross References
    Isaiah 41:11
    Behold, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish.
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