Isaiah 45:21-23

The Lord, the Only Savior

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.' 1

  1. 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.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 43:11
    I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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