Isaiah 45:14 “This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise…”

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.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

World English Bible

The LORD says: “The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you, and they will be yours. They will go after you. They shall come over in chains. They will bow down to you. They will make supplication to you: ‘Surely God is in you; and there is no one else. There is no other god.

American Standard Version

Thus saith Jehovah, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall go after thee, in chains they shall come over; and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thus sayth the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and the marchandise of Ethiopia, and of the Sabeans, men of stature shall come vnto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall follow thee, and shall goe in chaines: they shall fall downe before thee, and make supplication vnto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee, and there is none other God besides.

Darby Translation

Thus saith Jehovah: The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall walk after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall bow down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, [saying,] Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, no other God. ...

Young's Literal Translation

Thus said Jehovah, 'The labour of Egypt, And the merchandise of Cush, And of the Sebaim — men of measure, Unto thee pass over, and thine they are, After thee they go, in fetters they pass over, And unto thee they bow themselves, Unto thee they pray: Only in thee [is] God, And there is none else, no [other] God.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord says, The workmen of Egypt, and the traders of Ethiopia, and the tall Sabaeans, will come over the sea to you, and they will be yours; they will go after you; in chains they will come over: and they will go down on their faces before you, and will make prayer to you, saying, Truly, God is among you; and there is no other God.

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Cross references

“The labour”

Isaiah 49:23 Isaiah 18:7 Isaiah 23:18 Isaiah 19:23–25 Isaiah 60:5–16 Psalm 72:10–15

Isaiah 49:23 · BSB

Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to sha…

Isaiah 18:7 · BSB

At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts— from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers— to Mount Zion, the p…

Isaiah 23:18 · BSB

Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.

Isaiah 19:23–25 · BSB

In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

Isaiah 60:5–16 · BSB

Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

Psalm 72:10–15 · BSB

May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

“the Sabeans”

Ezekiel 23:42 Joel 3:8 Job 1:15

Ezekiel 23:42 · BSB

accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.

Joel 3:8 · BSB

I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.

Job 1:15 · BSB

the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

“men of stature”

Isaiah 10:33 Numbers 13:32 2 Samuel 21:20 Ezekiel 31:3

Isaiah 10:33 · BSB

Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.

Numbers 13:32 · BSB

So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.

2 Samuel 21:20 · BSB

And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,

Ezekiel 31:3 · BSB

Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.

“in chains”

Psalm 149:8 Psalm 149:6 Isaiah 14:2

Psalm 149:8 · BSB

to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,

Psalm 149:6 · BSB

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

Isaiah 14:2 · BSB

The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over th…

“they shall fall”

Exodus 11:8 Revelation 3:9 Isaiah 61:9 Esther 8:17 Isaiah 60:14 Acts 10:25

Exodus 11:8 · BSB

And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.

Revelation 3:9 · BSB

As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

Isaiah 61:9 · BSB

Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.

Esther 8:17 · BSB

In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because…

Isaiah 60:14 · BSB

The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Acts 10:25 · BSB

As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.

“Surely”

1 Corinthians 14:25 Jeremiah 16:19 Zechariah 8:20–23 Isaiah 45:24 1 Corinthians 8:4–6 1 Thessalonians 1:9

1 Corinthians 14:25 · BSB

and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

Jeremiah 16:19 · BSB

O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at…

Zechariah 8:20–23 · BSB

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—

Isaiah 45:24 · BSB

Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

1 Corinthians 8:4–6 · BSB

So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.

1 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB

For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

“and there”

Isaiah 44:8 Isaiah 45:5 Isaiah 45:6

Isaiah 44:8 · BSB

Do 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.”

Isaiah 45:5 · BSB

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 45:6 · BSB

so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.

Also

Isaiah 43:3 Isaiah 14:1–2

Isaiah 43:3 · BSB

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 14:1–2 · BSB

For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”

15Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

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