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I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner. I would not have told the people of Israel to seek me if I could not be found. I, the LORD, speak only what is true and declare only what is right. <a href="/esv/isaiah/45.htm">English Standard Version</a> I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I the LORD speak the truth; I declare what is right. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/45.htm">King James Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/45.htm">New King James Version</a> I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland’; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, Declaring things that are right. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, &#8216Seek Me in a waste place’ I, the LORD, speak righteousness, Declaring things that are upright. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a waste place’; I, the LORD, speak righteousness Declaring things that are upright. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a formless place’; I, Yahweh, speak righteousness, Declaring things that are upright. <a href="/amp/isaiah/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I have not spoken in secret, In a corner of a land of darkness; I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain [with no benefit for yourselves].’ I, the LORD, speak righteousness [the truth—trustworthy, a straightforward correlation between deeds and words], Declaring things that are upright. <a href="/csb/isaiah/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, somewhere in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob: Seek me in a wasteland. I am the LORD, who speaks righteously, who declares what is right. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, somewhere in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob: Seek Me in a wasteland. I, Yahweh, speak truthfully; I say what is right.&#8221 <a href="/asv/isaiah/45.htm">American Standard Version</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. <a href="/cev/isaiah/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD did not speak in a dark secret place or command Jacob's descendants to search for him in vain. The LORD speaks the truth, and this is what he says <a href="/erv/isaiah/45.htm">English Revised Version</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I haven't spoken privately or in some dark corner of the world. I didn't say to Jacob's descendants, "Search for me in vain!" I, the LORD, speak what is fair and say what is right. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/45.htm">Good News Translation</a> I have not spoken in secret or kept my purpose hidden. I did not require the people of Israel to look for me in a desolate waste. I am the LORD, and I speak the truth; I make known what is right." <a href="/isv/isaiah/45.htm">International Standard Version</a> I didn't speak in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I didn't say to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in chaos.' I, the LORD, speak truth, declaring what is right. <a href="/msb/isaiah/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ?Seek Me in a wasteland.? I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right. <a href="/net/isaiah/45.htm">NET Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain!' I am the LORD, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I have not said to the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. <a href="/web/isaiah/45.htm">World English Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I didn’t say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, Yahweh, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth, "" I have not said to the seed of Jacob, "" Seek Me in vain, "" I [am] YHWH, speaking righteousness, "" Declaring uprightness. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Not in secret have I spoken, in a dark place of the earth, I have not said to the seed of Jacob, In vain seek ye Me, I am Jehovah, speaking righteousness, Declaring uprightness. <a href="/slt/isaiah/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I spake not in secret in a dark place of the earth: I said not to the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I Jehovah speak justice, announcing straightnesses.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I have not said to the seed of Jacob: Seek me in vain. I am the Lord that speak justice, that declare right things. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth. I have not said to the offspring of Jacob, “Seek me in vain.” I am the Lord, who speaks justice, who announces what is right. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/45.htm">New American Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret from some place in the land of darkness, I have not said to the descendants of Jacob, “Look for me in an empty waste.” I, the LORD, promise justice, I declare what is right. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, “Seek me in chaos.” I the LORD speak the truth, I declare what is right.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I said not to the descendants of Jacob, Seek me in vain; I the LORD speak righteousness; I declare things that are right. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> It was not in a secret place I have spoken in a dark place of the Earth, and I have not said to the seed of Yaqob, "Seek me for nothing." I AM LORD JEHOVAH, I who speak righteousness and I show integrity<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> I have not spoken in secret, In a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob: 'Seek ye Me in vain'; I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. <a href="/sep/isaiah/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> I have not spoken in secret, nor in a dark place of the earth: I said not to the seed of Jacob, Seek vanity: I, even I, am the Lord, speaking righteousness, and proclaiming truth. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/45-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10228" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">God Calls Cyrus</a> …18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. 19<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/5643.htm" title="5643: ḇas·sê·ṯer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A covering, hiding place, secrecy. Or cithrah,; from cathar; a cover.">in secret,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bim·qō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">from a place</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">of darkness.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">say</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: lə·ze·ra‘ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">to the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: ḇaq·qə·šū·nî (V-Piel-Imp-mp:: 1cs) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">‘Seek Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8414.htm" title="8414: tō·hū (N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation, i.e. Desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain.">in a wasteland.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dō·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: ṣe·ḏeq (N-ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">the truth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: mag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">I say</a> <a href="/hebrew/4339.htm" title="4339: mê·šā·rîm (N-mp) -- Evenness, uprightness, equity. From yashar; evenness, i.e. prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. rectitude.">what is right.</a> 20Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29</a> But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. <a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Jeremiah 29:13</a> You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/john/18-20.htm">John 18:20</a> “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1-4</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. / Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. / Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard, ... <a href="/romans/1-19.htm">Romans 1:19-20</a> For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. / For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. <a href="/proverbs/8-17.htm">Proverbs 8:17</a> I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me. <a href="/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27</a> God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. <a href="/isaiah/48-16.htm">Isaiah 48:16</a> Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit. <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6</a> Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. <a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">1 John 1:5</a> And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. <a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18</a> The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a> And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9</a> All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not to the seed of Jacob, Seek you me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.spoken<a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9,10</a> Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth… <a href="/isaiah/48-16.htm">Isaiah 48:16</a> Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.<a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Deuteronomy 29:29</a> The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.seek<a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a> And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.<a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a> And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?<a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6,7</a> Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: … speak righteousness<a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1</a> Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.<a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19,20</a> God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? … <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a> He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Chaos</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-9.htm">Declaring</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-4.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Land</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-15.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/judges/17-8.htm">Somewhere</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">True.</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/10-22.htm">Chaos</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Declaring</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-25.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Land</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-25.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-13.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-25.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-1.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/mark/1-38.htm">Somewhere</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">True.</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-4.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 45</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">God calls Cyrus for his church's sake</a> 5. <a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">By his omnipotence he challenges obedience</a> 20. <a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">He convinces the idols of vanity by his saving power</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/45.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/45.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. This phrase emphasizes God's transparency and openness in His communication with humanity. Unlike the pagan gods of the time, who were often associated with mystery and hidden knowledge, the God of Israel reveals His will and purposes clearly. The "land of darkness" can be seen as a metaphor for ignorance or spiritual blindness, contrasting with the light of God's revelation. This aligns with <a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Deuteronomy 29:29</a>, where the secret things belong to God, but what is revealed is for us to follow. It also foreshadows the New Testament revelation in Christ, who is the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>).I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ God reassures the Israelites that His promises and commands are purposeful and fruitful. The "wasteland" symbolizes futility and desolation, suggesting that seeking God is never in vain. This reflects the covenant relationship established with Jacob's descendants, where God promises to be their God and they His people (<a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a>). It also connects to Jesus' promise in <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a>, where those who seek will find, emphasizing the faithfulness of God to respond to those who earnestly seek Him.I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right. This declaration underscores God's nature as the ultimate source of truth and righteousness. In a world filled with deception and moral ambiguity, God's words are a standard of truth and justice. This is consistent with the biblical portrayal of God as a righteous judge (<a href="/psalms/9-8.htm">Psalm 9:8</a>) and the embodiment of truth (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). It assures believers that God's pronouncements are reliable and just, providing a foundation for faith and conduct. This also points to the prophetic role of Jesus, who fulfills God's promises and embodies divine truth and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The central figure in this verse, Yahweh is the God of Israel, who speaks truth and righteousness. 2. <a href="/topical/d/descendants_of_jacob.htm">Descendants of Jacob (Israel)</a> The people of Israel, descendants of Jacob, are addressed by God, emphasizing His covenant relationship with them. 3. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet through whom God delivers His message, serving as a mouthpiece for divine revelation. 4. <a href="/topical/l/land_of_darkness.htm">Land of Darkness</a> Symbolic of places where God's truth is not known or revealed, contrasting with the clarity and openness of God's communication. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_prophetic_context.htm">The Prophetic Context</a> This verse is part of a larger prophetic message where God asserts His sovereignty and the futility of idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_open_revelation.htm">God's Open Revelation</a> God does not hide His truth; He communicates openly and clearly. Believers are encouraged to seek His word, knowing it is accessible and understandable. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_seeking_god.htm">The Assurance of Seeking God</a> Seeking God is never in vain. He promises to be found by those who earnestly seek Him, providing assurance and encouragement to pursue a relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_god's_word.htm">The Nature of God's Word</a> God's word is truth and righteousness. Believers are called to trust in the reliability and moral integrity of His declarations. <a href="/topical/c/contrast_with_idolatry.htm">Contrast with Idolatry</a> Unlike idols, which offer no real guidance or truth, God speaks with authority and clarity. This calls believers to reject false idols and trust in the living God. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The reference to the descendants of Jacob highlights God's ongoing covenant relationship with His people, reminding believers of their identity and calling in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 45</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_morality_in_dct.htm">What defines morality in Divine Command Theory?</a> <a href="/q/is_satan_considered_a_spirit.htm">What does 'God is Truth' mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_permit_doctrinal_confusion.htm">Why does God allow doctrinal confusion?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'god_is_truth'_mean.htm">What does "God is Truth" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/45.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) I have not spoken in secret.--The words are in marked contrast to the thought expressed in <a href="/isaiah/45-15.htm" title="Truly you are a God that hide yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior.">Isaiah 45:15</a>. God had been all along revealing Himself, not like the oracles of the heathen, in the gloom of caves and darkened shrines (<a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm" title="And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek to their God? for the living to the dead?">Isaiah 8:19</a>; <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm" title="Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;">Isaiah 65:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm" title="And you shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground, and your speech shall be low out of the dust, and your voice shall be, as of one that has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust.">Isaiah 29:4</a>), but in the broad daylight of history and in the law written on men's hearts. He had bidden men seek Him not in chaos, but in a world of order, and to recognise His utterances by their righteousness.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; literally, in a place of the land of darkness. Jehovah's oracles have not been given, like those of the necromancers, or those of the heathen gods, in dark places of the earth - caves like that of Trophonius (Pansan., 9:29, § 2), or the inmost recesses (adyta) of temples; but openly on Sinai, or by the mouth of prophets who proclaimed his words to all Israel (romp. Dent. 30:11-14, "This commandment which I command thee this day, is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off... . But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it"). So our Lord says of his own teaching, "I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing" (<a href="/john/18-20.htm">John 18:20</a>). Seek ye me in vain; rather, seek ye me as a chaos (romp. <a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Jeremiah 2:31</a>, where God says to his people, "Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness?"). God has no more revealed himself to his people as chaotic, confused, disordered, than he has presented the world to them in this condition.! the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. There is an allusion to the crooked and ambiguous utterances of the heathen oracles, which rarely gave direct answers or plainly expressed any definite meaning. God in his utterances never diverges from the straight line of righteousness and truth (comp. <a href="/proverbs/8-6.htm">Proverbs 8:6</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/45-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I have not לֹ֧א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no spoken דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue in secret, בַסֵּ֣תֶר (ḇas·sê·ṯer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5643.htm">Strong's 5643: </a> A covering, hiding place, secrecy from a place בִּמְקוֹם֙ (bim·qō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition in a land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of darkness. חֹ֔שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness I did not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no say אָמַ֛רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to the descendants לְזֶ֥רַע (lə·ze·ra‘) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity of Jacob: יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc ‘Seek בַקְּשׁ֑וּנִי (ḇaq·qə·šū·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> To search out, to strive after Me in a wasteland.’ תֹּ֣הוּ (tō·hū) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8414.htm">Strong's 8414: </a> A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain I, אֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel speak דֹּבֵ֣ר (dō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue the truth; צֶ֔דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> The right, equity, prosperity I say מַגִּ֖יד (mag·gîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous what is right. מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ (mê·šā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4339.htm">Strong's 4339: </a> Evenness, prosperity, concord, straightness, rectitude <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 45:19 I have not spoken in secret (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 45:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 45:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>