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Isaiah 45:23

23  mnI have sworn by myself,

The word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return,

mThat unto me oevery knee shall bow,

pEvery tongue shall swear.

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Isaiah 45:23 — The New International Version (NIV)

23 By myself I have sworn,

my mouth has uttered in all integrity

a word that will not be revoked:

Before me every knee will bow;

by me every tongue will swear.

Isaiah 45:23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

23 By myself I have sworn;

from my mouth has gone out in righteousness

a word that shall not return:

‘To me every knee shall bow,

every tongue shall swear allegiance.’

Isaiah 45:23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

23 I have sworn by my own name;

I have spoken the truth,

and I will never go back on my word:

Every knee will bend to me,

and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.”

Isaiah 45:23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

23 I have sworn by Myself;

The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,

And shall not return,

That to Me every knee shall bow,

Every tongue shall take an oath.

Isaiah 45:23 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 I will make a promise by my own power,

and my promise is true;

what I say will not be changed.

I promise that everyone will bow before me

and will promise to follow me.

Isaiah 45:23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

23 By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

Isaiah 45:23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

Isaiah 45:23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 I have bound myself with an oath. 

A word has gone out from my righteous mouth that will not be recalled, 

“Every knee will bow to me 

and every tongue will swear ⸤allegiance⸥.” 

Isaiah 45:23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

23 By Myself I have sworn;

Truth has gone from My mouth,

a word that will not be revoked:

Every knee will bow to Me,

every tongue will swear allegiance.

Isaiah 45:23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 By myself I have sworn,

from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness

a word that shall not return:

“To me every knee shall bow,

every tongue shall swear.”

Isaiah 45:23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 I have sworn by myself;

a word that shall not return has gone forth from my mouth in righteousness:

‘Every knee shall kneel down to me;

every tongue shall swear.’

Isaiah 45:23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

23 I have made a promise with an oath in my own name.

I have spoken with complete honesty.

I will not take back a single word. I said,

‘Everyone’s knee will bow down to me.

Everyone’s mouth will take an oath in my name.’

Isaiah 45:23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

23 “I have sworn by Myself,

The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness

And will not turn back,

That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.


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