Isaiah 45:14

Authorized King James Version

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Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

Original Language Analysis

כֹּ֣ה׀ H3541
כֹּ֣ה׀
Strong's: H3541
Word #: 1 of 29
properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
אָמַ֣ר Thus saith H559
אָמַ֣ר Thus saith
Strong's: H559
Word #: 2 of 29
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָ֗ה the LORD H3068
יְהוָ֗ה the LORD
Strong's: H3068
Word #: 3 of 29
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
יְגִ֨יעַ The labour H3018
יְגִ֨יעַ The labour
Strong's: H3018
Word #: 4 of 29
toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
מִצְרַ֥יִם of Egypt H4714
מִצְרַ֥יִם of Egypt
Strong's: H4714
Word #: 5 of 29
mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
וּֽסְחַר and merchandise H5505
וּֽסְחַר and merchandise
Strong's: H5505
Word #: 6 of 29
an emporium; abstractly, profit (from trade)
כּוּשׁ֮ of Ethiopia H3568
כּוּשׁ֮ of Ethiopia
Strong's: H3568
Word #: 7 of 29
cush (or ethiopia), the name of an israelite
וּסְבָאִים֮ and of the Sabeans H5436
וּסְבָאִים֮ and of the Sabeans
Strong's: H5436
Word #: 8 of 29
a sebaite, or inhabitant of seba
אַנְשֵׁ֣י H376
אַנְשֵׁ֣י
Strong's: H376
Word #: 9 of 29
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
מִדָּה֒ of stature H4060
מִדָּה֒ of stature
Strong's: H4060
Word #: 10 of 29
properly, extension, i.e., height or breadth; specifically, tribute (as measured)
עָלַ֤יִךְ H5921
עָלַ֤יִךְ
Strong's: H5921
Word #: 11 of 29
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ shall come over H5674
יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ shall come over
Strong's: H5674
Word #: 12 of 29
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
וְלָ֣ךְ H0
וְלָ֣ךְ
Strong's: H0
Word #: 13 of 29
יִֽהְי֔וּ H1961
יִֽהְי֔וּ
Strong's: H1961
Word #: 14 of 29
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
אַחֲרַ֣יִךְ after H310
אַחֲרַ֣יִךְ after
Strong's: H310
Word #: 15 of 29
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
יֵלֵ֔כוּ H1980
יֵלֵ֔כוּ
Strong's: H1980
Word #: 16 of 29
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
בַּזִּקִּ֖ים thee in chains H2131
בַּזִּקִּ֖ים thee in chains
Strong's: H2131
Word #: 17 of 29
properly, what leaps forth, i.e., flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond
יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ shall come over H5674
יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ shall come over
Strong's: H5674
Word #: 18 of 29
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
וְאֵלַ֤יִךְ H413
וְאֵלַ֤יִךְ
Strong's: H413
Word #: 19 of 29
near, with or among; often in general, to
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙ and they shall fall down H7812
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙ and they shall fall down
Strong's: H7812
Word #: 20 of 29
to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
אֵלַ֣יִךְ H413
אֵלַ֣יִךְ
Strong's: H413
Word #: 21 of 29
near, with or among; often in general, to
יִתְפַּלָּ֔לוּ unto thee they shall make supplication H6419
יִתְפַּלָּ֔לוּ unto thee they shall make supplication
Strong's: H6419
Word #: 22 of 29
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
אַ֣ךְ H389
אַ֣ךְ
Strong's: H389
Word #: 23 of 29
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
בָּ֥ךְ H0
בָּ֥ךְ
Strong's: H0
Word #: 24 of 29
אֵ֛ל unto thee saying Surely God H410
אֵ֛ל unto thee saying Surely God
Strong's: H410
Word #: 25 of 29
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
וְאֵ֥ין H369
וְאֵ֥ין
Strong's: H369
Word #: 26 of 29
a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
ע֖וֹד H5750
ע֖וֹד
Strong's: H5750
Word #: 27 of 29
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
אֶ֥פֶס is in thee and there is none else there is no H657
אֶ֥פֶס is in thee and there is none else there is no
Strong's: H657
Word #: 28 of 29
cessation, i.e., an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or f
אֱלֹהִֽים׃ God H430
אֱלֹהִֽים׃ God
Strong's: H430
Word #: 29 of 29
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

Cross References

Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.1 Corinthians 14:25And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.Jeremiah 16:19O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.Isaiah 10:33Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.Psalms 149:8To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;Revelation 3:9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.Isaiah 23:18And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.Isaiah 61:9And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.Isaiah 43:3For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.Isaiah 18:7In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.

Analysis & Commentary

God announces that wealth from Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Sabeans will come to Israel, acknowledging 'Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.' The tall Sabeans (known for height) will come in chains and bow down. Nations will recognize that Israel's God alone is God.

Historical Context

This looks beyond immediate return to messianic fulfillment when Gentile nations bring their wealth and worship to Zion. This finds partial fulfillment in Solomon's era and fuller in the church's expansion.

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