Isaiah 45

New King James Version

⁸ “Rain^(P)down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, theLord, have created it.

⁹ “Woe to him who strives with^(Q)his Maker!
Letthe potsherdstrivewith the potsherds of the earth!
^(R)Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiworksay,‘He has no hands’?
¹⁰ Woe to him who says tohisfather, ‘What are you begetting?’
Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”

¹¹ Thus says theLord,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker:
^(S)“Ask Me of things to come concerning^(T)My sons;
And concerning^(U)the work of My hands, you command Me.
^12 (V)I have made the earth,
And^(W)created man on it.
I—My hands—stretched out the heavens,
And^(X)all their host I have commanded.
^13 (Y)I have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will^[d]direct all his ways;
He shall^(Z)build My city
And let My exiles go free,
^(AA)Not for price nor reward,”
Says theLordof hosts.

^(AB)“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over^(AC)in chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you,saying,^(AD)‘Surely Godisin you,
Andthere isno other;
^(AE)There isno other God.’ ”

¹⁵ Truly YouareGod,^(AF)who hide Yourself,
O God of Israel, the Savior!
¹⁶ They shall be^(AG)ashamed
And also disgraced, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together,
Who aremakers of idols.
^17 (AH)ButIsrael shall be saved by theLord
With an^(AI)everlasting salvation;
You shall not be ashamed or^(AJ)disgraced
Forever and ever.

¹⁸ For thus says theLord,
^(AK)Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it^[e]in vain,
Who formed it to be^(AL)inhabited:
^(AM)“IamtheLord, andthere isno other.
¹⁹ I have not spoken in^(AN)secret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me^[f]in vain’;
^(AO)I, theLord, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.

²⁰ “Assemble yourselves and come;
Draw near together,
Youwho haveescaped from the nations.
^(AP)They have no knowledge,
Who carry the wood of their carved image,
And pray to a godthatcannot save.
²¹ Tell and bring forthyour case;
Yes, let them take counsel together.
^(AQ)Who has declared this from ancient time?
Whohas told it from that time?
Havenot I, theLord?
^(AR)Andthere isno other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There isnone besides Me.

²² “Look to Me, and be saved,
^(AS)All you ends of the earth!
For IamGod, andthere isno other.
^23 (AT)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouthinrighteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every^(AU)knee shall bow,
^(AV)Every tongue shall take an oath.
²⁴ He shall say,
^[g]‘Surely in theLordI have^(AW)righteousness and strength.
To Himmenshall come,
And^(AX)all shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
^25 (AY)In theLordall the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and^(AZ)shall glory.’ ”