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Do you give me orders about the work of my hands? <a href="/esv/isaiah/45.htm">English Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him: “Ask me of things to come; will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands? <a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands? <a href="/kjv/isaiah/45.htm">King James Bible</a> Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/45.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus says the LORD, The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: “Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons; And concerning the work of My hands, you command Me. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says, the Holy One of Israel and his Maker: “Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1995</a> Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: &#8220Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: “Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus says Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: “Ask Me about the things that are to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands. <a href="/amp/isaiah/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker says this, “Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And give Me orders concerning the work of My hands. <a href="/csb/isaiah/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD, the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says: “Ask me what is to happen to my sons, and instruct me about the work of my hands. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD, the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says:&#8221 Ask Me what is to happen to My sons, and instruct Me about the work of My hands. <a href="/asv/isaiah/45.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me. <a href="/cev/isaiah/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am the LORD, the Creator, the holy God of Israel. Do you dare question me about my own nation or about what I have done? <a href="/erv/isaiah/45.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD is the Holy One and the maker of Israel. This is what the LORD says: Ask me about what is going to happen to my children! Are you going to give me orders concerning my handiwork? <a href="/gnt/isaiah/45.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD, the holy God of Israel, the one who shapes the future, says: "You have no right to question me about my children or to tell me what I ought to do! <a href="/isv/isaiah/45.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the Lord says, the Creator of the signs: "Question me about my children? Or give me orders about the work of my hands? <a href="/msb/isaiah/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: ?Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands? <a href="/net/isaiah/45.htm">NET Bible</a> This is what the LORD says, the Holy One of Israel, the one who formed him, concerning things to come: "How dare you question me about my children! How dare you tell me what to do with the work of my own hands! <a href="/nheb/isaiah/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "You ask me about the things that are to come, concerning my sons, and you command me concerning the work of my hands. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. <a href="/web/isaiah/45.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel and his Maker says: “You ask me about the things that are to come, concerning my sons, and you command me concerning the work of my hands! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus said YHWH, The Holy One of Israel, and his Former: “Ask Me of the things coming concerning My sons, "" Indeed, concerning the work of My hands, you command Me. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel, and his Former: Ask Me of the things coming concerning My sons, Yea, concerning the work of My hands, ye command Me.' <a href="/slt/isaiah/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his potter, Ask me of things coming concerning the sons, and concerning the work of my hands will ye command me?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord the Holy One of Israel, his maker: Ask me of things to come, concerning my children, and concerning the work of my hands give ye charge to me. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, his Maker: Would you question me about the future, concerning my sons, and command me concerning the work of my hands? <a href="/nabre/isaiah/45.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, his maker: Do you question me about my children, tell me how to treat the work of my hands? <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Will you question me about my children, or command me concerning the work of my hands?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, the LORD of hosts is his name: Ask me of things to come concerning my children; and concerning the work of my hands, command me. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Thus says LORD JEHOVAH, The Holy One of Israel, and his Fashioner, LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts is his Name: “Ask me for signs concerning my children, and command me concerning the work of my hands!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the LORD, The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask Me of the things that are to come; Concerning My sons, and concerning the work of My hands, command ye Me. <a href="/sep/isaiah/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, who has formed the things that are to come, Enquire of me concerning my sons, and concerning the works of my hands command me. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/45-11.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=10122" 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> …10Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ” 11<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">Thus</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</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/6918.htm" title="6918: qə·ḏō·wōš (Adj-msc) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">the Holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">One of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: wə·yō·ṣə·rōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">and its Maker:</a> <a href="/hebrew/857.htm" title="857: hā·’ō·ṯî·yō·wṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To come. Or matha; a primitive root; to arrive.">“How dare you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: šə·’ā·lū·nî (V-Qal-Imp-mp:: 1cs) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">question Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">about</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">My sons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: tə·ṣaw·wu·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp:: 1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">or instruct Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/6467.htm" title="6467: pō·‘al (N-msc) -- Doing, deed, work. From pa'al; an act or work.">the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏay (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of My hands?</a> 12It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.…<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="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21-23</a> “Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob. / “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming. / Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay. <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10-11</a> I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ / I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it. <a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24-26</a> Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth, / who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense, / who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’ <a href="/jeremiah/33-2.htm">Jeremiah 33:2-3</a> “Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name: / Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know. <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a> Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ... <a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20-21</a> But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? <a href="/isaiah/40-13.htm">Isaiah 40:13-14</a> Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? / Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding? <a href="/isaiah/48-12.htm">Isaiah 48:12-13</a> Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last. / Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together. <a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a> Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.” <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a> “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! <a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a> Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases. <a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a> All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a> In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, <a href="/job/9-12.htm">Job 9:12</a> If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’ <a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-26</a> The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. / From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command you me.the Holy One<a href="/isaiah/43-3.htm">Isaiah 43:3,7,15,21</a> For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee… <a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Isaiah 48:17</a> Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.ask<a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a> Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.<a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Ezekiel 36:37</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.<a href="/daniel/2-18.htm">Daniel 2:18</a> That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.concerning my sons<a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Jeremiah 3:19</a> But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.<a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">Jeremiah 31:1,9</a> At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people… <a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a> Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.concerning the work<a href="/isaiah/29-23.htm">Isaiah 29:23</a> But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.<a href="/isaiah/43-7.htm">Isaiah 43:7</a> Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.<a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Isaiah 60:21</a> Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.command<a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Genesis 32:26</a> And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.<a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Judges 16:23</a> Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.<a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">Joshua 10:12</a> Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-21.htm">Command</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-10.htm">Question</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Command</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Question</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm">Work</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>Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: This phrase establishes the authority and identity of the speaker, God Himself. The title "LORD" (YHWH) is the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and self-existent nature. "The Holy One of Israel" underscores God's unique relationship with Israel, highlighting His purity and separateness from sin. "Its Maker" refers to God as the Creator, not only of Israel but of all things, affirming His sovereignty and power. This introduction sets the stage for the divine message that follows, reminding the audience of God's ultimate authority and creative power.Concerning things to come, This phrase points to God's omniscience and His control over future events. It suggests that God has a divine plan and purpose that extends beyond the present circumstances. In the context of Isaiah, this often relates to prophecies about the coming Messiah and the ultimate redemption of Israel. It also reflects the biblical theme that God knows the end from the beginning (<a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a>) and that His plans will be fulfilled.do you question Me about My sons, Here, "My sons" likely refers to the people of Israel, whom God considers His children. The rhetorical question implies a challenge to those who doubt or question God's plans for His people. It reflects a common biblical theme where God is portrayed as a Father to Israel (<a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a>, <a href="/hosea/11.htm">Hosea 11:1</a>). This phrase can also be seen as a rebuke to those who presume to understand or dictate God's purposes for His chosen people.or instruct Me in the work of My hands? This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and wisdom in creation and His ongoing work in the world. The "work of My hands" refers to all that God has made and is doing, including His plans for salvation and judgment. The rhetorical question highlights the futility and arrogance of attempting to instruct or correct God, who is all-knowing and all-powerful. It echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/job/38.htm">Job 38-41</a>, where God questions Job about the mysteries of creation, underscoring human limitations in understanding divine purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His promises. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_one_of_israel.htm">The Holy One of Israel</a> A title for God that underscores His holiness and unique relationship with Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God to be His people, through whom He would reveal His character and purposes. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cyrus.htm">Cyrus (implied context)</a> Though not mentioned in this specific verse, Cyrus is the Persian king whom God anointed to deliver Israel from Babylonian captivity, as discussed in the surrounding chapters. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_work_of_god's_hands.htm">The Work of God's Hands</a> Refers to God's creation and His sovereign plans, including His work in history and in the lives of individuals.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_authority.htm">God's Sovereignty and Authority</a> Recognize that God, as the Creator, has ultimate authority over all creation, including our lives and circumstances. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Trust that God's plans are perfect and beyond our understanding, even when they do not align with our expectations or desires. <a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a> Approach God with humility, acknowledging that His wisdom and knowledge far exceed our own. <a href="/topical/s/submission_to_god's_will.htm">Submission to God's Will</a> Submit to God's will, understanding that His purposes are for our good and His glory, even when they challenge our understanding. <a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_holiness.htm">Reverence for God's Holiness</a> Cultivate a deep reverence for God's holiness, recognizing His unique and set-apart nature as the Holy One of Israel.<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/do_appearances_reflect_true_character.htm">What actions are considered immoral in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_suicide.htm">What defines true righteousness according to the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_52_11_conflict_with_ot_laws.htm">Could Isaiah 52:11's exhortation for ritual purity conflict with other Old Testament laws that detail different cleansing practices?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_53_10_show_god's_love.htm">Isaiah 53:10 says it pleased the Lord to crush him--how does this align with a loving God who values justice and mercy?</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>(11) Ask me of things to come . . .--As it stands, the verse calls men to consult the Holy One of Israel, and not the oracles of the heathen, about the future, to leave His works to His own control, and this falls in with <a href="/context/isaiah/44-25.htm" title="That frustrates the tokens of the liars, and makes diviners mad; that turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;">Isaiah 44:25-26</a>. A slight alteration of the text gives a meaning much more coherent with the immediate context: Will ye question me concerning things to come, concerning my sons . . . will ye command me! This was what they were practically doing when they murmured against the providence of God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - The Holy One of Israel; i.e. he who always does right, and with whom, therefore, it is absurd to find fault. His Maker; i.e. Israel's Maker, who has, therefore, the right to do with him as he pleases. Ask me of things to come concerning my sons. This sentence is wrongly punctuated. The last three words should be attached to what follows, thus: "Ask me of things to come: concerning my sons and concerning the work of my hands command ye me;" i.e. first learn of me what in my designs is to be the course of human events, and then (if necessary) give me directions concerning my sons (Israel), who are the work of my hands; but do not presume to give me directions while you are still in utter ignorance of my designs. In any case remember who I am - the Maker of heaven and earth, the Creator of man, One accustomed to give directions to the angelic host (ver. 12). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/45-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Thus כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now says אָמַ֧ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the LORD, יְהוָ֛ה (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 the Holy קְד֥וֹשׁ (qə·ḏō·wōš) Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary One of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and its Maker: וְיֹצְר֑וֹ (wə·yō·ṣə·rōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine “How dare you הָאֹתִיּ֣וֹת (hā·’ō·ṯî·yō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_857.htm">Strong's 857: </a> To arrive question Me שְׁאָל֔וּנִי (šə·’ā·lū·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> To inquire, to request, to demand concerning עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against My sons, בָּנַ֛י (bā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son or instruct תְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃ (tə·ṣaw·wu·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Me about וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the work פֹּ֥עַל (pō·‘al) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6467.htm">Strong's 6467: </a> Doing, deed, work of My hands? יָדַ֖י (yā·ḏay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 45:11 Thus says Yahweh the Holy One (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/45-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 45:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 45:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:12" /></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>