Isaiah 45:14–25

GOD ALONE IS THE SAVIOR

¹⁴This is what the Lord says:

“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush

and the Sabeans, men of stature,^v

will come over to you^w

and will be yours;

they will follow you,

they will come over in chains

and bow down to you.

They will confess^E to you,

‘God is indeed with you,^x and there is no other;

there is no other God.’ ”

¹⁵Yes, you are a God who hides,^y

God of Israel, Savior.^z

¹⁶All of them are put to shame, even humiliated;^aa

the makers of idols go in humiliation together.

¹⁷Israel will be saved by the Lord

with an everlasting salvation;

you will not be put to shame or humiliated

for all eternity.^ab

¹⁸For this is what the Lord says—

the Creator of the heavens,

the God who formed the earth and made it,

the one who established it

(he did not create it to be a wasteland,

but formed it to be inhabited)^ac—

he says, “I am the Lord,

and there is no other.

¹⁹I have not spoken in secret,^a

somewhere in a land of darkness.

I did not say to the descendants of Jacob:

Seek me in a wasteland.^b

I am the Lord, who speaks righteously,^c

who declares what is right.

²⁰“Come, gather together,

and approach, you fugitives of the nations.

Those who carry their wooden idols

and pray to a god who cannot save^d

have no knowledge.^e

²¹Speak up and present your case^Af—

yes, let them consult each other.

Who predicted this long ago?

Who announced it from ancient times?

Was it not I, the Lord?

There is no other God but me,

a righteous God and Savior;^g

there is no one except me.^h

²²Turn to me and be saved,

all the ends of the earth.

For I am God,

and there is no other.

²³By myself I have sworn;ⁱ

truth has gone from my mouth,^j

a word that will not be revoked:

Every knee will bow^k to me,

every tongue will swear allegiance.

²⁴It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness and strength

are found only in the Lord.’ ”

All who are enraged against him

will come to him and be put to shame.^l

²⁵All the descendants of Israel

will be justified and boast in the Lord.