Isaiah
Isaiah 45:22–23
22Turn to Me and be saved,
all the ends of the earth;
for I am God,
and there is no other.
23By 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.d
Footnotes
- d 45:23 Literally every tongue will swear; LXX every tongue will swear by God; cited in Romans 14:11|ROM 14:11
Word by word
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Isaiah 45:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn | פְּנוּ־ | pə·nū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6437 turn |
| to Me | אֵלַ֥י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| and be saved | וְהִוָּשְׁע֖וּ | wə·hiw·wā·šə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3467 deliver |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the ends | אַפְסֵי־ | ’ap̄·sê- | Adverb | H657 the two extremities |
| of the earth | אָ֑רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִי־ | ’ă·nî- | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| God | אֵ֖ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| and there is no | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| other | עֽוֹד׃ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
Isaiah 45:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Myself | בִּ֣י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| I have sworn | נִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּי | niš·ba‘·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7650 swear |
| truth | צְדָקָ֛ה | ṣə·ḏā·qāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| has gone out | יָצָ֨א | yā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| from My mouth | מִפִּ֧י | mip·pî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6310 mouth |
| a word | דָּבָ֖ר | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| that will not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be revoked | יָשׁ֑וּב | yā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| Every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| knee | בֶּ֔רֶךְ | be·reḵ | Noun - feminine singular | H1290 knee |
| will bow | תִּכְרַ֣ע | tiḵ·ra‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3766 bow down |
| before Me | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| tongue | לָשֽׁוֹן׃ | lā·šō·wn | Noun - common singular | H3956 tongue |
| will swear | תִּשָּׁבַ֖ע | tiš·šā·ḇa‘ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7650 swear |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 45:22 John 6:40 · Micah 7:7 · Hebrews 12:2 · Numbers 21:8–9 · Zechariah 12:10 · John 3:13–16 · 2 Chronicles 20:12 · Isaiah 45:21 · John 10:28–30 · Isaiah 49:6 · Titus 2:13 · Psalm 65:5
Isaiah 45:23 Philippians 2:10 · Romans 14:10–12 · Isaiah 55:11 · Hebrews 6:13–18 · Deuteronomy 6:13 · Psalm 63:11 · Isaiah 65:16 · Isaiah 45:19 · Isaiah 44:3–5 · Psalm 132:2 · 2 Chronicles 15:14–15 · Nehemiah 10:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.