Isaiah 45 · Verse 23

Isaiah 45:23

I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Isaiah 45:23, King James Version

Isaiah 45:23 in other translations

BSBBy Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
WEBI 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.
ASVBy myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
YLTBy Myself I have sworn, Gone out from my mouth in righteousness hath a word, And it turneth not back, That to Me, bow doth every knee, every tongue swear.
DARBYI have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
BBEBy myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.
WebsterI have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

What does Isaiah 45:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. sworn by myself--equivalent to, "As I live," as Ro 14:11 quotes it. So Nu 14:21. God could swear by no greater, therefore He swears by Himself (He 6:13, 16). word ... in righteousness--rather, "the truth (see on Is 45:19) is gone forth from My mouth, the word (of promise), and it shall not return (that is, which shall not be revoked)" [Lowth]. But the accents favor English Version. tongue ... swear--namely, an oath of allegiance to God as their true King (see on Is 19:18; Is 65:16). Yet to be fulfilled (Zec 14:9).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 I have sworn by myself - במימרי bemeymri, by my Word: and the word - פתגם pithgam, or saying, to distinguish it from the personal substantial Word meymra, mentioned before. See the Targum. The word is gone out of my mouth "Truth is gone forth from my mouth; the word" - So the Septuagint distinguish the members of the sentence, preserving the elegance of the construction and the clearness of the sense.

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 45:23 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.

בִּ֣יbiby myself
נִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiI swearH7650
יָצָ֨אya.Tza'it goes forthH3318
מִפִּ֧יmi.Pifrom mouth myH6310
צְדָקָ֛הtze.da.KahrighteousnessH6666
דָּבָ֖רda.Vara wordH1697
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יָשׁ֑וּבya.Shuvit will returnH7725
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
לִי֙lito me
תִּכְרַ֣עtikh.Ra'it will bow downH3766
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
בֶּ֔רֶךְBe.rekhkneeH1290
תִּשָּׁבַ֖עti.sha.Va'it will swearH7650
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
לָשֽׁוֹן\׃la.ShontongueH3956

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

Cross references for Isaiah 45:23

  • Philippians 2:10

    That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

  • Romans 14:10-12

    But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

  • Isaiah 55:11

    So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

  • Hebrews 6:13-18

    For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. …

  • Deuteronomy 6:13

    Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

  • Isaiah 45:19

    I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

  • Isaiah 65:16

    That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

  • Psalms 63:11

    But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

  • Isaiah 44:3-5

    For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

  • Psalms 132:2

    How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

  • 2 Chronicles 15:14-15

    And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.

  • Romans 11:4

    But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sworn.
Ge 22:15-18; Jer 22:5; 49:13; Am 6:8; Heb 6:13-18
the word.
19; 55:11; Nu 23:19
That unto.
Ro 11:4; 14:10-12; Php 2:10
every tongue.
19:18-21; 44:3-5; 65:16; Ge 31:53; De 6:13; 2Ch 15:14,15; Ne 10:29
Ps 63:11; 132:2

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 45:23

    I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

  • Isaiah 45:24

    Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

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Isaiah 45:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por mí hice juramento, de mi boca salió palabra en justicia, y no será revocada: Que á mí se doblará toda rodilla, jurará toda lengua.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
J’ai juré par moi-même, la parole est sortie de ma bouche en justice, et ne reviendra pas, que devant moi tout genou se ploiera, par moi toute langue jurera.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich habe bei mir selbst geschworen, aus meinem Munde ist ein Wort in Gerechtigkeit hervorgegangen, und es wird nicht rückgängig werden, daß jedes Knie sich vor mir beugen, jede Zunge mir schwören wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In memetipso juravi; egredietur de ore meo justitiæ verbum, et non revertetur: quia mihi curvabitur omne genu, et jurabit omnis lingua.