Isaiah 45:21
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.
Original Language Analysis
הִגִּידָ֗הּ
Tell
H5046
הִגִּידָ֗הּ
Tell
Strong's:
H5046
Word #:
1 of 23
properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
וְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּ
ye and bring them near
H5066
וְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּ
ye and bring them near
Strong's:
H5066
Word #:
2 of 23
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
אַ֥ף
H637
אַ֥ף
Strong's:
H637
Word #:
3 of 23
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
יִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּ
yea let them take counsel
H3289
יִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּ
yea let them take counsel
Strong's:
H3289
Word #:
4 of 23
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
מִ֣י
H4310
מִ֣י
Strong's:
H4310
Word #:
6 of 23
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
הִשְׁמִיעַ֩
who hath declared
H8085
הִשְׁמִיעַ֩
who hath declared
Strong's:
H8085
Word #:
7 of 23
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
מִקֶּ֜דֶם
this from ancient time
H6924
מִקֶּ֜דֶם
this from ancient time
Strong's:
H6924
Word #:
9 of 23
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
מֵאָ֣ז
H227
הִגִּידָ֗הּ
Tell
H5046
הִגִּידָ֗הּ
Tell
Strong's:
H5046
Word #:
11 of 23
properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
הֲל֨וֹא
H3808
הֲל֨וֹא
Strong's:
H3808
Word #:
12 of 23
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
יְהוָה֙
it from that time have not I the LORD
H3068
יְהוָה֙
it from that time have not I the LORD
Strong's:
H3068
Word #:
14 of 23
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
אַ֖יִן
there is none
H369
אַ֖יִן
there is none
Strong's:
H369
Word #:
15 of 23
a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
ע֤וֹד
H5750
ע֤וֹד
Strong's:
H5750
Word #:
16 of 23
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
אֱלֹהִים֙
and there is no God
H430
אֱלֹהִים֙
and there is no God
Strong's:
H430
Word #:
17 of 23
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
אֵֽל
God
H410
אֵֽל
God
Strong's:
H410
Word #:
19 of 23
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
וּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַ
and a Saviour
H3467
וּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַ
and a Saviour
Strong's:
H3467
Word #:
21 of 23
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Cross References
Isaiah 45:5I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:Isaiah 43:9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.Isaiah 43:11I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.Isaiah 48:14All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.Isaiah 45:18For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.Isaiah 45:14Thus 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.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 45:25In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.Zephaniah 3:17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.Isaiah 41:26Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
Historical Context
Isaiah's prophecies about Cyrus, given 150 years before fulfillment, stand as evidence no other god can match. Prediction plus performance equals proof.
Questions for Reflection
- How does fulfilled prophecy demonstrate God's unique deity?
- What does it mean that God is both 'just' and 'Saviour'?
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Analysis & Commentary
God challenges rivals to 'tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together.' He asks: 'who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time?' The answer: 'have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.' Prediction and salvation prove true deity.