45:23 I solemnly make this oath 1 –
what I say is true and reliable: 2
‘Surely every knee will bow to me,
every tongue will solemnly affirm; 3
[45:23] 1 tn Heb “I swear by myself”; KJV, NASB “have sworn.”
[45:23] 2 tn Heb “a word goes out from my mouth [in] truth and will not return.”
[45:23] 3 tn Heb “swear” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “confess allegiance.”
