Isaiah
Isaiah 45:21
21Speak 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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speak up | הַגִּ֣ידוּ | hag·gî·ḏū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| and present your case | וְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּ | wə·hag·gî·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5066 draw near, approach |
| yes | אַ֥ף | ’ap̄ | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| let them take counsel | יִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּ | yiw·wā·‘ă·ṣū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3289 advise, counsel |
| together | יַחְדָּ֑ו | yaḥ·dāw | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| Who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| foretold | הִשְׁמִיעַ֩ | hiš·mî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| this | זֹ֨את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| long ago | מִקֶּ֜דֶם | miq·qe·ḏem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| Who announced it | הִגִּידָ֗הּ | hig·gî·ḏāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| from ancient times | מֵאָ֣ז | mê·’āz | Preposition-m; Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| Was it not | הֲל֨וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| I | אֲנִ֤י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| There is no | וְאֵֽין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| other | ע֤וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| but Me | מִבַּלְעָדַ֔י | mib·bal·‘ā·ḏay | Preposition-m; first person common singular | H1107 apart from, except, without |
| a righteous | צַדִּ֣יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| God | אֵֽל־ | ’êl- | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| and Savior | וּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַ | ū·mō·wō·šî·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| there is none | אַ֖יִן | ’a·yin | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| but Me | זוּלָתִֽי׃ | zū·lā·ṯî | Preposition; first person common singular | H2108 removal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 45:5 · Isaiah 46:9–10 · Isaiah 43:11 · Isaiah 43:9 · Titus 2:13–14 · Isaiah 44:7–8 · Isaiah 45:18 · Isaiah 43:3 · Isaiah 45:25 · Isaiah 45:14 · Isaiah 41:22–23 · Jeremiah 23:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.