Isaiah 45:5

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“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,”

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BSBPD

“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,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, and there is none else, Except Me there is no God, I gird thee, and thou hast not known Me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 45:5 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:35You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
  2. Deuteronomy 4:39Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
  3. Deuteronomy 32:39See 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.
  4. 1 Kings 8:60so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!
  5. Ezra 1:2“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
  6. Job 12:18He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
  7. Job 12:21He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
  8. Psalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
  9. Psalms 18:33He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
  10. Psalms 18:39You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
  11. Psalms 86:10For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
  12. Isaiah 22:21I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
  13. Isaiah 37:20And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
  14. Isaiah 43:10“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
  15. Isaiah 44:6Thus 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.
  16. Isaiah 44:8Do 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.”
  17. Isaiah 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
  18. Isaiah 45:21Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold 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; there is none but Me.
  19. Isaiah 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
  20. Isaiah 46:9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
  21. Joel 2:27Then 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.
  22. John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  23. Hebrews 1:8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

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