What Does Isaiah 45:14 Mean?

properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now

“Thus saith”

to say (used with great latitude)

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“The labour”

toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)

“of Egypt”

mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

“and merchandise”

an emporium; abstractly, profit (from trade)

“of Ethiopia”

cush (or ethiopia), the name of an israelite

“and of the Sabeans”

a sebaite, or inhabitant of seba

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“of stature”

properly, extension, i.e., height or breadth; specifically, tribute (as measured)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“shall come over”

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“after”

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

“thee in chains”

properly, what leaps forth, i.e., flash of fire, or a burning arrow; also (from the original sense of the root) a bond

“shall come over”

to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in

near, with or among; often in general, to

“and they shall fall down”

to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto thee they shall make supplication”

to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray

a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only

“unto thee saying Surely God”

strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)

a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

“is in thee and there is none else there is no”

cessation, i.e., an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or f

“God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of