In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me1 in vain’;
bI, the Lord, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.
Draw near together,
You who have escaped from the nations.
aThey have no knowledge,
Who carry the wood of their carved image,
And pray to a god that cannot save.
Yes, let them take counsel together.
aWho has declared this from ancient time?
Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the Lord?
bAnd there is no other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There is none besides Me.
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every bknee shall bow,
cEvery tongue shall take an oath.
1‘Surely in the Lord I have arighteousness and strength.
To Him men shall come,
And ball shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
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Isaiah 45:21
Challenge the worshippers of idols (Isaiah 41:1).
take counsel together—as to the best arguments wherewith to defend the cause of idolatry.
who . . . from that time— (Isaiah 41:22-23; see on Isaiah 44:8). Which of the idols has done what God hath, namely, foretold, primarily as to Cyrus; ultimately as to the final restoration of Israel hereafter? The idolatry of Israel before Cyrus' time will have its counterpart in the Antichrist and the apostasy, which shall precede Christ's manifestation.
just . . . and . . . Saviour—righteous in keeping His promises, and therefore a Saviour to His people. Not only is it not inconsistent with, but it is the result of, His righteousness, or justice, that He should save His redeemed (Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 42:21; Psalms 85:10-11; Romans 3:26).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 45:21:
Isaiah 37:26
Isaiah 44:7
Isaiah 45:22
Isaiah 45:24
Isaiah 46:10
Isaiah 48:3
Hosea 13:4
Zechariah 9:9
Titus 1:3
2 Peter 1:1
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