Isaiah 45 · Verse 21

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.
Isaiah 45:21, King James Version

Isaiah 45:21 in other translations

BSBSpeak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
WEBDeclare 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.
ASVDeclare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.
YLTDeclare ye, and bring near, Yea, they take counsel together, Who hath proclaimed this from of old? From that time hath declared it? Is it not I--Jehovah? And there is no other god besides Me, A God righteous and saving, there is none save Me.
DARBYDeclare and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath caused this to be heard from ancient time? who hath declared it long ago? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour, there is none besides me.
BBEGive the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.
WebsterTell ye, and bring them near; yes, 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 besides me; a just God and a Savior; there is none besides me.

What does Isaiah 45:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. Challenge the worshippers of idols (Is 41:1). take counsel together--as to the best arguments wherewith to defend the cause of idolatry. who ... from that time--(Is 41:22, 23; see on Is 44:8). Which of the idols has done what God hath, namely, foretold, primarily as to Cyrus; ultimately as to the final restoration of Israel hereafter? The idolatry of Israel before Cyrus' time will have its counterpart in the Antichrist and the apostasy, which shall precede Christ's manifestation. just ... and ... Saviour--righteous in keeping His promises, and therefore a Saviour to His people. Not only is it not inconsistent with, but it is the result of, His righteousness, or justice, that He should save His redeemed (Is 42:6, 21; Psa 85:10, 11; Ro 3:26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together - For יועצו yoatsu or yivvaatsu, let them consult, the Septuagint read ידעו yedau, let them know. but an ancient MS. has יועדו yoedu, let them come together by appointment; which may probably be the true reading.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 45:20-25

The nations are exhorted to draw near to Jehovah. None besides is able to help; he is the Saviour, who can save without the assistance of any, but without whom none can save. If the heart is brought into the obedience of Christ, the knee will cheerfully obey his commands. To Christ men shall come from every nation for blessings; all that hate his cause shall be put to shame, and all believers shall rejoice in him as…

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Isaiah 45:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.dudeclareH5046
וְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּve.ha.Gi.shuand bring nearH5066
אַ֥ף'afalsoH637
יִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּyi.va.'a.Tzulet them take counselH3289
יַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavtogetherH3162
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310
הִשְׁמִיעַ֩hish.mi.a'did he proclaimH8085
זֹ֨אתzotthisH2063
מִקֶּ֜דֶםmi.Ke.demfrom antiquityH6924
מֵאָ֣זme.'Azfrom thenH227
הִגִּידָ֗הּhi.gi.Dahdid he declare? itH5046
הֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808
אֲנִ֤י'a.Ni[was it] IH589
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
וְאֵֽין\־ve.'ein-and there notH369
ע֤וֹדodagainH5750
אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.Him[is] a godH430
מִבַּלְעָדַ֔יmi.bal.'a.Dai<from> except meH1107
אֵֽל\־'el-[is] a GodH410
צַדִּ֣יקtza.DikrighteousH6662
וּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַu.mo.Shi.a'and a delivererH3467
אַ֖יִן'A.yinthere notH369
זוּלָתִֽי\׃zu.la.Tibesides meH2108

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 45:21

  • Isaiah 45:5

    I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

  • Isaiah 46:9-10

    Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

  • Isaiah 43:11

    I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.

  • Titus 2:13-14

    Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  • Isaiah 43:9

    Let 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 44:7-8

    And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

  • Isaiah 43:3

    For 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 45:25

    In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

  • Isaiah 45:14

    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.

  • Isaiah 45:18

    For 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 41:22-23

    Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

  • Jeremiah 23:5-6

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Tell ye.
Ps 26:7; 71:17,18; 96:10; Jer 50:2; Joe 3:9-12
and bring.
41:1-4
who hath declared.
41:22,23; 43:9; 44:7,8; 46:9,10; 48:3,14
and there is.
5,14,18; 44:8
a just.
25; 43:3,11; 63:1; Jer 23:5,6; Zep 3:5,17; Zec 9:9; Ro 3:25,26
Tit 2:13,14

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Context

  • Isaiah 45:20

    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.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 45:22

    Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

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Isaiah 45:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Publicad, y haced llegar, y entren todos en consulta: ¿quién hizo oir esto desde el principio, y lo tiene dicho desde entonces, sino yo Jehová? Y no hay más Dios que yo; Dios justo y Salvador: ningún otro fuera de mí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Déclarez, et faites-les approcher! Oui, qu’ensemble ils consultent! Qui a fait entendre cela d’ancienneté? Qui l’a déclaré dès longtemps? N’est-ce pas moi, l’ Éternel? Et hors moi il n’y a pas de Dieu; – de ✶Dieu juste et sauveur, il n’y en a point si ce n’est moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Tut kund und bringet herbei; ja, beraten mögen sie sich miteinander! Wer hat dieses von alters her hören lassen, vorlängst es verkündet? Nicht ich, Jehova? und es ist sonst kein Gott außer mir; ein gerechter und rettender Gott ist keiner außer mir!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Annuntiate, et venite, et consiliamini simul. Quis auditum fecit hoc ab initio, ex tunc prædixit illud? numquid non ego Dominus, et non est ultra deus absque me? Deus justus, et salvans non est præter me.