Isaiah 45:21

Speak 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses the idol-carrying nations summoned in Isaiah 45:20, commanding them to debate their false gods before declaring His exclusive authority.

The words — הַגִּ֣ידוּ (ha.Gi.du) means "declare" and וְ/הַגִּ֔ישׁוּ (ve./ha.Gi.shu) means "and bring near," forming the command for the nations to present their arguments and take counsel together.

The thread — The exclusive authority theme appears in Isaiah 45:5 and Isaiah 46:9 with variations of "there is no other," while Isaiah 43:11 emphasizes "there is no Savior but Me."

Why it lands — The text states that God alone foretold events and acts as the only righteous Savior, requiring a direct turn to Him rather than reliance on idols.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 45:5 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,
Isaiah 43:11 I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.
Isaiah 46:9 Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
Isaiah 43:9 All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
Isaiah 44:7 Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
Titus 2:13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 43:3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
Isaiah 45:14 This 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.’”
Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Isaiah 45:25 In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.