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Isaiah 45:23 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" I have sworn by myself. The word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not be revoked, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath. "
Isaiah 45:23
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21 Declare and present it. Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has shown this from ancient time? Who has declared it of old? Haven’t I, the LORD? There is no other God besides me, a just God and a Savior. There is no one besides me.
22 “Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
23 I have sworn by myself. The word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not be revoked, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.
24 They will say of me, ‘There is righteousness and strength only in the LORD.’” Even to him will men come. All those who raged against him will be disappointed.
25 All the offspring of Israel will be justified in the LORD, and will rejoice!
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Isaiah 45:1
"The LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their armor, to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:"
Isaiah 45:2
"“I will go before you and make the rough places smooth. I will break the doors of bronze in pieces and cut apart the bars of iron."
Isaiah 45:3
"I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, the LORD, who calls you by your name, even the God of Israel."
Isaiah 45:4
"For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have given you a title, though you have not known me."
Isaiah 45:5
"I am the LORD, and there is no one else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me,"
Isaiah 45:6
"that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is no one besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no one else."
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