Isaiah 45:18-20
New King James Version
18 For thus says the Lord,
(A)Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it [a]in vain,
Who formed it to be (B)inhabited:
(C)“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
19 I have not spoken in (D)secret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me [b]in vain’;
(E)I, the Lord, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.
20 “Assemble yourselves and come;
Draw near together,
You who have escaped from the nations.
(F)They have no knowledge,
Who carry the wood of their carved image,
And pray to a god that cannot save.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:18 Or empty, a waste
- Isaiah 45:19 Or in a waste place
Isaiah 45:18-20
King James Version
18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
19 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.
20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
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Isaiah 45:18-20
English Standard Version
18 (A)For thus says the Lord,
who created the heavens
(he is God!),
who formed the earth and made it
(he established it;
he (B)did not create it empty,
(C)he formed it to be inhabited!):
“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
19 (D)I did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
(E)‘Seek me in vain.’[a]
I the Lord speak (F)the truth;
I declare what is right.
20 (G)“Assemble yourselves and come;
draw near together,
you survivors of the nations!
(H)They have no knowledge
who (I)carry about their wooden idols,
(J)and keep on praying to a god
that cannot save.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:19 Hebrew in emptiness
Isaiah 45:18-20
New American Standard Bible
18 For this is what the Lord says, He who (A)created the heavens (He is the God who (B)formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it [a]as a (C)waste place, but formed it to be (D)inhabited):
“I am the Lord, and (E)there is no one else.
19 (F)I have not spoken in secret,
In [b]some dark land;
I did not say to the [c](G)offspring of Jacob,
‘(H)Seek Me in [d]a wasteland’;
I, the Lord, (I)speak righteousness,
(J)Declaring things that are right.
20 “(K)Gather yourselves and come;
Come together, you survivors of the nations!
(L)They have no knowledge,
Who (M)carry around [e]their wooden idol
And (N)pray to a god who cannot save.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:18 LXX in vain
- Isaiah 45:19 Lit a place of a land of darkness
- Isaiah 45:19 Lit seed
- Isaiah 45:19 Or vain
- Isaiah 45:20 Lit the wood of their carved image
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