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Isaiah 45:5

I am the Lord, and there is no other. There is no God besides Me. I will give you strength, even though you have not known Me.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Isaiah;   The Topic Concordance - Election;   God;   Israel/jews;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Election;   Unity of God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Cyrus;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Nation;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - God;   Providence of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Girdle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Prophet;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Christ, Christology;   Isaiah;   Israel, History of;   Monotheism;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Election;   God;   Joel, Book of;   Micah, Book of;   Righteousness;   Servant of the Lord;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - First and Last ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Medes;   Persia;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Cyrus;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Ird;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Salvation;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Articles of Faith;   Judaism;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for July 17;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I am the Lord, and there is no other;there is no God but me.I will strengthen you,though you do not know me,
Hebrew Names Version
I am the LORD, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known me;
King James Version
I am the Lord , and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
English Standard Version
I am the Lord , and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me,
New American Standard Bible
"I am the LORD, and there is no one else; There is no God except Me. I will arm you, though you have not known Me,
New Century Version
I am the Lord . There is no other God; I am the only God. I will make you strong, even though you don't know me,
Amplified Bible
"I am the LORD, and there is no one else; There is no God except Me. I will embrace and arm you, though you have not known Me,
World English Bible
I am Yahweh, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known me;
Geneva Bible (1587)
I am the Lorde and there is none other: there is no God besides me: I girded thee though thou hast not knowen me,
Legacy Standard Bible
I am Yahweh, and there is no other;Besides Me there is no God.I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
Berean Standard Bible
I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
Contemporary English Version
Only I am the Lord ! There are no other gods. I have made you strong, though you don't know me.
Complete Jewish Bible
I am Adonai ; there is no other; besides me there is no God. I am arming you, although you don't know me,
Darby Translation
I [am] Jehovah, and there is none else; there is no God beside me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me;
Easy-to-Read Version
I am the Lord , the only God. There is no other God except me. I put your clothes on you, but still you don't know me.
George Lamsa Translation
I am the LORD, and there is none else; there is no God besides me; I have girded you, though you have not known me.
Good News Translation
"I am the Lord ; there is no other god. I will give you the strength you need, although you do not know me.
Lexham English Bible
I am Yahweh, and there is none besides me; besides me there is no god. I gird you though you do not know me,
Literal Translation
I am Jehovah, and there is none else; there is no God except Me. I will clothe you, though you do not know Me,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Euen I the LORDE, before whom there is none other, for wt out me there is no God I haue prepared the, or euer thou knewest me:
American Standard Version
I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
Bible in Basic English
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:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
I am the LORD, and there is none else, beside Me there is no God; I have girded thee, though thou hast not known Me;
King James Version (1611)
I am the Lord, and there is none els, there is no God besides me: I girded thee, though thou hast not knowen me:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I am the Lord, and there is none other, for without me there is no God: I haue prepared thee or euer thou knewest me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For I am the Lord God, and there is no other God beside me; I strengthened thee, and thou hast not known me.
English Revised Version
I am the LORD, and there is none else; beside me there is no God: I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y am the Lord, and ther is no more; with out me is no God. Y haue gird thee, and thou knewist not me.
Update Bible Version
I am Yahweh, and there is no other; besides me there is no God. I will gird you, though you haven't known me;
Webster's Bible Translation
I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God besides me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
New English Translation
I am the Lord , I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.
New King James Version
I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
New Living Translation
I am the Lord ; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don't even know me,
New Revised Standard
I am the Lord , and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I, am Yahweh, and there is none else, Besides me, there is no God, - I gird thee, though thou hast not known me:
Douay-Rheims Bible
I am the Lord, and there is none else: there is no God besides me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me:
Revised Standard Version
I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I gird you, though you do not know me,
Young's Literal Translation
I [am] Jehovah, and there is none else, Except Me there is no God, I gird thee, and thou hast not known Me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me;

Contextual Overview

5 I am the Lord, and there is no other. There is no God besides Me. I will give you strength, even though you have not known Me. 6 Then men may know from sunrise to sunset that there is no God besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other. 7 I make light and I make darkness. I bring good and I make trouble. I am the Lord Who does all these things. 8 "Send down, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds pour down what is right and good. Let the earth open up and bring the fruit of saving power. And let what is right and good grow with it. I the Lord have made it. 9 "It is bad for the one who works against His Maker. He is just a clay pot among the other pots of earth. Will the clay say to the pot-maker, ‘What are you doing?' or, your work say, ‘He has no hands'? 10 It is bad for him who says to his father, ‘To what are you giving life?' or to a woman, ‘To what are you giving birth?'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Lord: Isaiah 45:14-18, Isaiah 45:21, Isaiah 45:22, Isaiah 44:8, Isaiah 46:9, Deuteronomy 4:35, Deuteronomy 4:39, Deuteronomy 32:39, 1 Kings 8:60, Joel 2:27, John 1:1, Hebrews 1:8, Hebrews 1:9

I girded thee: Isaiah 22:21, Ezra 1:2, Job 12:18, Job 12:21, Psalms 18:32, Psalms 18:39

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 6:4 - the Lord 2 Samuel 7:22 - none 2 Samuel 22:32 - For who 2 Samuel 22:40 - girded 1 Kings 11:23 - God 1 Chronicles 17:20 - beside thee 2 Chronicles 21:16 - the Lord Ezra 1:3 - he is the God Psalms 18:31 - General Psalms 79:6 - not known Isaiah 5:27 - neither Isaiah 13:3 - commanded Isaiah 45:18 - I am Jeremiah 51:11 - the Lord hath Ezekiel 30:24 - I will Malachi 3:6 - I am Mark 12:32 - for 1 Corinthians 8:4 - there is

Cross-References

Genesis 45:1
Then Joseph could not hide his feelings in front of all who stood by him. He cried, "Send all the people away from me." So no one was with him when Joseph told his brothers who he was.
Genesis 45:2
He cried so loud that the Egyptians heard it, and those of Pharaoh's house heard of it.
Genesis 45:7
God sent me before you to make sure that your people will keep living on the earth. Now many of you will be saved.
Genesis 45:8
So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and ruler of all his house, and of all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 45:9
Hurry and go to my father. Say to him, ‘Your son Joseph says to you, "God has made me ruler of all Egypt. Come to me, and do not wait.
Genesis 45:10
You will live in the land of Goshen, you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and cattle, and all you have. And you will be near me.
Genesis 45:12
"Now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.
Genesis 45:15
Joseph kissed all his brothers and cried over them. After that his brothers talked with him.
Genesis 45:16
When the news was heard in Pharaoh's house that Joseph's brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.
Genesis 45:17
Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers this: ‘Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I am the Lord, and there is none else,.... Whom thou, O Cyrus, for the words are directed to him, ought to own, serve, and worship:

there is no God besides me; in heaven or earth, in any of the countries conquered by thee, and thou rulest over; for though there were gods and lords many, so called, these were only nominal fictitious deities; not gods by nature, as he was; of which the following, as well as what is before said, is a proof:

I girded thee, though thou hast not known me; the Lord girded him with a royal girdle, a symbol of kingly power; he made him king over many nations; he girded him with strength, courage, and valour for war; and made him so expeditious, successful, and victorious, as he was, though a Heathen prince, and ignorant of him, in order to answer some valuable ends of his own glory, and the good of his people, and particularly for what follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am the Lord ... - (see the notes at Isaiah 42:8; Isaiah 43:2; Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 45:18, Isaiah 45:22).

I girded thee ... - (see the note at Isaiah 45:1). The sense is, I girded thee with the girdle - the military belt; I prepared thee, and strengthened thee for war and conquest. Even people who are strangers to the true God are sustained by him, and are unable to accomplish anything without his providential aid.


 
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