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Isaiah 45:21–23

21 aDeclare and set forth your case;

Indeed, let them consult together.

bWho has announced this from of old?

Who has long since declared it?

Is it not I, the Lord?

And there is cno other God besides Me,

A righteous God and a dSavior;

There is none except Me.

22 aTurn to Me and bbe saved, all the ends of the earth;

For I am God, and there is no other.

23 aI have sworn by Myself,

The bword has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness

And will not turn back,

That to Me cevery knee will bow, every tongue will dswear allegiance.

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Isaiah 45:21–23 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 Declare what is to be, present it—

let them take counsel together.

Who foretold this long ago,

who declared it from the distant past?

Was it not I, the Lord?

And there is no God apart from me,

a righteous God and a Savior;

there is none but me.

22 “Turn to me and be saved,

all you ends of the earth;

for I am God, and there is no other.

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 45:21–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 Declare and present your case;

let them take counsel together!

Who told this long ago?

Who declared it of old?

Was it not I, the Lord?

And there is no other god besides me,

a righteous God and a Savior;

there is none besides me.

22 “Turn to me and be saved,

all the ends of the earth!

For I am God, and there is no other.

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 45:21–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 Tell ye, and bring them near;

Yea, let them take counsel together:

Who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time?

Have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me;

A just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth:

For I am God, and there is none else.

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 45:21–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 Consult together, argue your case.

Get together and decide what to say.

Who made these things known so long ago?

What idol ever told you they would happen?

Was it not I, the Lord?

For there is no other God but me,

a righteous God and Savior.

There is none but me.

22 Let all the world look to me for salvation!

For I am God; there is no other.

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 45:21–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Tell and bring forth your case;

Yes, let them take counsel together.

Who has declared this from ancient time?

Who has told it from that time?

Have not I, the Lord?

And there is no other God besides Me,

A just God and a Savior;

There is none besides Me.

22 “Look to Me, and be saved,

All you ends of the earth!

For I am God, and there is no other.

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 45:21–23 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 Tell these people to come to me.

Let them talk about these things together.

Who told you long ago that this would happen?

Who told about it long ago?

I, the Lord, said these things.

There is no other God besides me.

I am the only good God. I am the Savior.

There is no other God.

22 “All people everywhere,

follow me and be saved.

I am God. There is no other God.

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 45:21–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else. 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 45:21–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 Declare and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath caused this to be heard from ancient time? who hath declared it long ago? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no God else beside me; a just •God and a Saviour, there is none besides me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am •God, and there is none else. 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 45:21–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 Speak and present your case. Yes, let them consult one another. 

Who revealed this in the distant past and predicted it long ago? 

Wasn’t it I, the Lord

There is no other God except me. 

There is no other righteous God and Savior besides me. 

22 Turn to me and be saved, all who live at the ends of the earth, 

because I am God, and there is no other. 

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 45:21–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 Speak up and present your case —

yes, let them take counsel together.

Who predicted this long ago?

Who announced it from ancient times?

Was it not I, Yahweh?

There is no other God but Me,

a righteous God and Savior;

there is no one except Me.

22 Turn to Me and be saved,

all the ends of the earth.

For I am God,

and there is no other.

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 45:21–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 Declare and present your case;

let them take counsel together!

Who told this long ago?

Who declared it of old?

Was it not I, the Lord?

There is no other god besides me,

a righteous God and a Savior;

there is no one besides me.

22 Turn to me and be saved,

all the ends of the earth!

For I am God, and there is no other.

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 45:21–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 Declare and present your case,

also let them consult together!

Who made this known from former times,

declared it from of old?

Was it not I, Yahweh?

And there is no other god besides me,

a righteous God besides me,

and no savior besides me.

22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth,

for I am God and there is none besides me.

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 45:21–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 Tell me what will happen. State your case.

Talk it over together.

Who spoke long ago about what would happen?

Who said it a long time ago?

I did. I am the Lord.

I am the one and only God.

I always do what is right.

I am the one who saves.

There is no God but me.

22 “All of you who live anywhere on earth,

turn to me and be saved.

I am God. There is no other God.

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.’


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