King James Version
What Does Isaiah 45:6 Mean?
“That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.”
Context
4
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
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I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
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That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
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I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
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Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**3. what will ye do--**what way of escape will there be for you?
**visitation--**of God's wrath (Is 26:14; Job 35:15; Ho 9:7).
**from far--**from Assyria.
**leave ... glory--**rather, "deposit (for safekeeping) your wealth" [Lowth]. So Psa 49:17.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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