Isaiah 45:23-25

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 

45:24 they will say about me,

“Yes, the Lord is a powerful deliverer.”’” ⁴ 

All who are angry at him will cower before him. ⁵ 

45:25 All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord

and will boast in him. ⁶ 

[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.”

[45:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “‘Yes, in the Lord,’ one says about me, ‘is deliverance and strength.’”

[45:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “will come to him and be ashamed.”

[45:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “In the Lord all the offspring of Israel will be vindicated and boast.”