Isaiah 45:21

Declare and present it. 2 Yes, let them take counsel together. 1 Who has sh'ma ·heard obeyed, declared· this from ancient time? 2 Who has declared it of old? 2 Haven’t I, Yahweh [He sustains breathing]? 1 There is no other Elohim ·Deity, Judge· besides me, a just God and able to save; 2 There is no one besides me. 1

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In The King James Version

Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

In Context

20“Assemble yourselves and come. 2 Draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations. 1 Those have no knowledge who carry the wood of their engraved image, 2 and pray to a deity that can’t save. 1

22+ 45:22 (22-23) MP: All people will turn to Yahweh / Messiah alone to be saved and “every knee will bend and every tongue will swear allegiance” to God’s kingdom. (Phil 2:11) Note: The creed passage (Phil 2:5-11) is agreed upon by scholars as being written at the end of 30s C.E., one of the first creeds recorded in New Covenant writings. It was therefore not written by Rabbi Paul and does not fit his grammatical structure. Some argue it was originally written in Aramaic then translated to Greek. “Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; 2 for I am God, and there is no other. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 71:17God, you have taught me from my youth. 2 Until now, I have declared your wondrous works. 1

Isaiah 41:1“Keep silent before me, islands, 2 and let the peoples renew their strength. 1 Let them come near, 2 then let them speak. 2 Let’s meet together for judgment. 1

Isaiah 41:26Who has declared it from the beginning, that we may know? 2 And before, that we may say, ‘He is right?’ 1 Surely, there is no one who declares. 2 Surely, there is no one who sh'ma ·hears obeys, declares·. 2 Surely, there is no one who sh'ma ·hears obeys· your words. 1

Isaiah 43:9Let all the nations be gathered together, 2 and let the peoples be assembled. 1 Who among them can declare this, 2 and sh'ma ·hear obey, declare· us former things? 1 Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; 2 or let them sh'ma ·hear obey·, and say, “That is true.” 1

Isaiah 44:7Who is like me? 2 Who will call, 2 and will declare it, 2 and set it in order for me, 2 since I established the ancient people? 1 Let them declare the things that are coming, 2 and that will happen. 1

Isaiah 45:14Yahweh [He sustains breathing] says: “The labor of Egypt [Abode of slavery], 2 and the merchandise of Ethiopia, 2 and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you, 2 and they shall be yours. 1 They will go after you. 2 They shall come over in chains; 2 and they will bow down to you. 1 They will make supplication to you: 2 ‘Surely God is in you; and there is no one else. 2 There is no other Elohim ·Deity, Judge·. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 45:21-25

The Folly of Idolatry; Salvation in Christ. ( b. c. 708.) 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. 21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord ? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. 22 Look unto… Read the whole commentary →

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