Isaiah 45 · Verse 5

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 45:5, King James Version

Isaiah 45:5 in other translations

BSBI am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
WEBI 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,
ASVI am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
YLTI am Jehovah, and there is none else, Except Me there is no God, I gird thee, and thou hast not known Me.
DARBYI am Jehovah, and there is none else; there is no God beside me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me;
BBEI am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God but me: I will make you ready for war, though you had no knowledge of me:
WebsterI am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God besides me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

What does Isaiah 45:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. (Is 42:8; 43:3, 11; 44:8; 46:9). girded thee--whereas "I will loose (the girdle off) the loins of kings" (Is 45:1), strengthening thee, but enfeebling them before thee. though ... not known me--(Is 45:4). God knows His elect before they are made to know Him (Ga 4:9; Joh 15:16).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 45:5-10
There is no God beside Jehovah. There is nothing done without him. He makes peace, put here for all good; and creates evil, not the evil of sin, but the evil of punishment. He is the Author of all that is true, holy, good, or happy; and evil, error, and misery, came into the world by his permission, through the wilful apostacy of his creatures, but are restrained and overruled to his righteous purpose. This doctrine is applied, for the comfort of those that earnestly longed, yet quietly waited, for the redemption of Israel. The redemption of sinners by the Son of God, and the pouring out the Spirit, to give success to the gospel, are chiefly here intended. We must not expect salvation without righteousness; together the Lord hath created them. Let not oppressors oppose God's designs for his people. Let not the poor oppressed murmur, as if God dealt unkindly with them. Men are but earthen pots; they are broken potsherds, and are very much made so by mutual contentions. To contend with Him is as senseless as for clay to find fault with the potter. Let us turn God's promises into prayers, beseeching him that salvation may abound among us, and let us rest assured that the Judge of all the earth will do right.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Isaiah 45:5 in the original Hebrew

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אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָה֙Yah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369
ע֔וֹדod[is] yetH5750
זוּלָתִ֖יzu.la.Tibesides meH2108
אֵ֣ין'einthere notH369
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.Him[is] a godH430
אֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaI will gird youH247
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יְדַעְתָּֽנִי\׃ye.da'.Ta.niyou know meH3045

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

Cross references for Isaiah 45:5

  • Isaiah 44:8

    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 44:6

    Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

  • Isaiah 46:9

    Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

  • Joel 2:27

    And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

  • 1 Kings 8:60

    That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, and that there is none else.

  • Isaiah 45:21-22

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

  • Deuteronomy 4:35

    Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.

  • Deuteronomy 32:39

    See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

  • Isaiah 45:14-18

    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. Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols. But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. …

  • Deuteronomy 4:39

    Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

  • Job 12:21

    He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

  • Psalms 18:39

    For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
14-18,21,22; 44:8; 46:9; De 4:35,39; 32:39; 1Ki 8:60; Joe 2:27
Joh 1:1; Heb 1:8,9
I girded thee.
22:21; Ezr 1:2; Job 12:18,21; Ps 18:32,39

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Context

  • Isaiah 45:4

    For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

  • 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 45:6

    That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.

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Isaiah 45:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo Jehová, y ninguno más hay: no hay Dios fuera de mí. Yo te ceñiré, aunque tú no me conociste;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Moi, je suis l’ Éternel, et il n’y en a point d’autre; il n’y a point de Dieu si ce n’est moi. Je t’ai ceint, et tu ne me connaissais pas;…
German
Elberfelder 1871		ich bin Jehova, und sonst ist keiner, außer mir ist kein Gott; ich gürtete dich, und du kanntest mich nicht: -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ego Dominus, et non est amplius; extra me non est deus; accinxi te, et non cognovisti me: