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I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/45.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don’t even know me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> the LORD, and <i>there is</i> none else, <i>there is</i> no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> the LORD, and <i>there is</i> no other; <i>There is</i> no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I am the LORD, and there is no one else; There is no God except Me. I will arm you, though you have not known Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I am Yahweh, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I am the LORD, and there is no one else; There is no God except Me. I will embrace <i>and</i> arm you, though you have not known Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but me. I will strengthen you, though you do not know me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am Yahweh, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will strengthen you, though you do not know Me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Only I am the LORD! There are no other gods. I have made you strong, though you don't know me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is none else; beside me there is no God: I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other. There is no other God besides me. I will strengthen you, although you don't know me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I am the LORD; there is no other god. I will give you the strength you need, although you do not know me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other besides me: and there are no gods. I'm strengthening you, although you have not acknowledged me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God besides me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I am Yahweh, and there is no one else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I [am] YHWH, and there is none else, "" There is no God except Me, "" I gird you, and you have not known Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I am Jehovah, and there is none else, Except Me there is no God, I gird thee, and thou hast not known Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I am Jehovah, and none yet, no God besides me: I will gird thee and thou knewest me not:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I am the Lord, and there is none else: there is no God, besides me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I am the Lord, and there is no one else. There is no god beside me. I girded you, and you have not known me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD, there is no other, there is no God besides me. It is I who arm you, though you do not know me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is none else; there is no God besides me; I have girded you, though you have not known me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I AM LORD JEHOVAH, and there is no more. Outside of me there is no God. I have strengthened you and you have not known me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is none else, Beside Me there is no God; I have girded thee, though thou hast not known Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For I am the Lord God, and there is no other God beside me; I strengthened thee, and thou hast not known me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/45-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10055" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">God Calls Cyrus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><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.">am the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">other;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/2108.htm" title="2108: zū·lā·ṯî (Prep:: 1cs) -- Except, only. From zuwl; probably scattering, i.e. Removal; used adverbially, except.">but Me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/247.htm" title="247: ’ă·’az·zer·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To gird, encompass, equip. A primitive root; to belt.">I will equip you for battle,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">though you have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yə·ḏa‘·tā·nî (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">known Me,</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-35.htm">Deuteronomy 4:35</a></span><br />You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></span><br />See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-60.htm">1 Kings 8:60</a></span><br />so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Isaiah 44:8</a></span><br />Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-4.htm">Hosea 13:4</a></span><br />Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-27.htm">Joel 2:27</a></span><br />Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a></span><br />You shall have no other gods before Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/8-10.htm">Exodus 8:10</a></span><br />“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh answered. “May it be as you say,” Moses replied, “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-10.htm">Psalm 86:10</a></span><br />For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-18.htm">Psalm 83:18</a></span><br />May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a></span><br />Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a></span><br />For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-19.htm">James 2:19</a></span><br />You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded you, though you have not known me:</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm">Isaiah 45:14-18,21,22</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, <i>saying</i>, Surely God <i>is</i> in thee; and <i>there is</i> none else, <i>there is</i> no God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Isaiah 44:8</a></b></br> Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared <i>it</i>? ye <i>are</i> even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, <i>there is</i> no God; I know not <i>any</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9</a></b></br> Remember the former things of old: for I <i>am</i> God, and <i>there is</i> none else; <i>I am</i> God, and <i>there is</i> none like me,</p><p class="hdg">I girded thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Isaiah 22:21</a></b></br> And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Ezra 1:2</a></b></br> Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which <i>is</i> in Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-18.htm">Job 12:18,21</a></b></br> He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Acknowledged</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-4.htm">Except</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-11.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/2-8.htm">Acknowledged</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-6.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Except</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-24.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 45</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">God calls Cyrus for his church's sake</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">By his omnipotence he challenges obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">He convinces the idols of vanity by his saving power</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>I am the LORD, and there is no other;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the monotheistic belief central to the faith, affirming that Yahweh is the sole deity. In the context of Isaiah, this declaration is a direct challenge to the polytheistic beliefs of surrounding nations, particularly Babylon, where multiple gods were worshiped. The assertion of God's uniqueness is a recurring theme in Isaiah (see <a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6</a>), reinforcing the idea that God alone is sovereign and supreme over all creation.<p><b>there is no God but Me.</b><br>This statement underscores the exclusivity of God, rejecting the existence of any other deities. It aligns with the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, a foundational declaration of faith for Israel. Theologically, it points to the futility of idolatry and the impotence of false gods, a theme Isaiah frequently addresses (<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>). This exclusivity is also echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus affirms the oneness of God (<a href="/mark/12-29.htm">Mark 12:29</a>).<p><b>I will equip you for battle,</b><br>Here, God speaks to Cyrus, the Persian king, whom He anointed to conquer Babylon and release the Israelites from captivity. Historically, Cyrus's military campaigns were successful, and he is known for his policy of religious tolerance, allowing exiled peoples to return to their homelands. This phrase indicates divine empowerment and providence, suggesting that God uses even those who do not know Him to fulfill His purposes (<a href="/isaiah/45.htm">Isaiah 45:1-4</a>).<p><b>though you have not known Me,</b><br>Cyrus, a pagan king, was unaware of Yahweh, yet God chose to use him as an instrument for His divine plan. This highlights God's sovereignty and ability to work through anyone, regardless of their personal faith or knowledge of Him. It also foreshadows the New Testament theme of God's grace extending beyond Israel to the Gentiles (<a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a>). This phrase serves as a reminder that God's plans are not limited by human understanding or acknowledgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, emphasizing His uniqueness and sovereignty as the only true God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cyrus.htm">Cyrus</a></b><br>Although not mentioned directly in this verse, the broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/45.htm">Isaiah 45</a> addresses Cyrus, the Persian king, whom God uses to fulfill His purposes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Isaiah is prophesying, reminding them of God's sovereignty and His plans for their deliverance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire from which God promises to deliver Israel, using Cyrus as His instrument.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers this message, serving as a mouthpiece for divine revelation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all events and rulers, using them to accomplish His divine purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/exclusivity_of_god.htm">Exclusivity of God</a></b><br>Understand and affirm that there is no other God besides Yahweh, which calls for exclusive worship and allegiance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_equipping.htm">Divine Equipping</a></b><br>Trust that God equips individuals for His purposes, even when they are unaware of His presence or plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_plan.htm">Faith in God's Plan</a></b><br>Have faith that God is working behind the scenes, even when His methods or chosen instruments are unexpected.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_know_god.htm">Call to Know God</a></b><br>Seek to know God personally, moving beyond being used by Him to having a relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 45</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_jews_and_christians_share_a_god.htm">Do Jews and Christians worship the same deity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_trinity_concept_illogical.htm">Isn’t the concept of the Trinity illogical?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_cherubim_in_religion.htm">What are cherubim in religious or mythological contexts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_mahayana_buddhism.htm">What defines Mahayana Buddhism?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">There is no God beside me.</span>--Commonly, the formula is used in antithesis to polytheism. Possibly we may think of it here as in contrast with the dualism of Persia, or, if that be assigned to a later date, of Babylonia.<p><span class= "bld">I girded thee.</span>--The opposite of the "loosing," or "ungirding," of <a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm" title="Thus said the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;">Isaiah 45:1</a>, and so implying the idea of giving strength.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I girded thee</span>. As God "loosed the loins" of Cyrus's adversaries (ver. 1), to weaken them, so he "girded" those of Cyrus, to give him strength (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-32.htm">Psalm 18:32</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/45-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">other;</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֔וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but Me.</span><br /><span class="heb">זוּלָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(zū·lā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2108.htm">Strong's 2108: </a> </span><span class="str2">Scattering, removal, except</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will equip you for battle,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·’az·zer·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_247.htm">Strong's 247: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gird, encompass, equip</span><br /><br /><span class="word">though you have not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">known Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏa‘·tā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 45:5 I am Yahweh and there is none (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/45-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 45:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/45-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 45:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 45:6" /></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>