Isaiah
Isaiah 45:23
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
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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.
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.