Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God but me: I will make you ready for war, though you had no knowledge of me:
New American Standard Bible
I will
King James Version
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
Holman Bible
there is no God but Me.
I will strengthen
though you do not know Me,
International Standard Version
I am the LORD, and there is no other besides me: and there are no gods. I'm strengthening you, although you have not acknowledged me,
A Conservative Version
I am LORD, and there is none else. Besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou have not known me,
American Standard Version
I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
Amplified
“I am the Lord, and there is no one else;
There is no God except Me.
I will embrace and arm you, though you have not known Me,
Darby Translation
I am Jehovah, and there is none else; there is no God beside me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me;
Julia Smith Translation
I am Jehovah, and none yet, no God besides me: I will gird thee and thou knewest me not:
King James 2000
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God besides me: I girded you, though you have not known me:
Lexham Expanded Bible
I [am] Yahweh, and there is none besides [me]; besides me there is no god. I gird you though you do not know me,
Modern King James verseion
I am Jehovah, and there is none else, no God besides Me; I clothed you, though you have not known Me;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Even I the LORD, before whom there is none other: for without me there is no God. I have prepared thee before thou knewest me:
NET Bible
I am the Lord, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.
New Heart English Bible
I am the LORD, and there is no other. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me;
The Emphasized Bible
I, am Yahweh, and there is none else, Besides me, there is no God, - I gird thee, though thou hast not known me:
Webster
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God besides me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
World English Bible
I am Yahweh, and there is none else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me;
Youngs Literal Translation
I am Jehovah, and there is none else, Except Me there is no God, I gird thee, and thou hast not known Me.
Interlinear
'elohiym
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 45:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cyrus, God's Instrument
4 Because of Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself, I have sent for you by name, giving you a name of honour, though you had no knowledge of me. 5 I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God but me: I will make you ready for war, though you had no knowledge of me: 6 So that they may see from the east and from the west that there is no God but me: I am the Lord, and there is no other.
Cross References
Isaiah 44:8
Have no fear, be strong in heart; have I not made it clear to you in the past, and let you see it? and you are my witnesses. Is there any God but me, or a Rock of whom I have no knowledge?
Psalm 18:39
For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.
Job 12:21
He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;
Isaiah 22:21
And I will put your robe on him, and put your band about him, and I will give your authority into his hand: and he will be a father to the men of Jerusalem, and to the family of Judah.
Isaiah 46:9
Let the things which are past come to your memory: for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like me;
John 1:1
From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
Deuteronomy 4:35
All this he let you see, so that you might be certain that the Lord is God and there is no other.
Deuteronomy 4:39
So today be certain, and keep the knowledge deep in your hearts, that the Lord is God, in heaven on high and here on earth; there is no other God.
Deuteronomy 32:39
See now, I myself am he; there is no other god but me: giver of death and life, wounding and making well: and no one has power to make you free from my hand.
1 Kings 8:60
So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the Lord is God, and there is no other.
Ezra 1:2
These are the words of Cyrus, king of Persia: The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has made me responsible for building a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Job 12:18
He undoes the chains of kings, and puts his band on them;
Psalm 18:32
God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
Isaiah 44:6
The Lord, the King of Israel, even the Lord of armies who has taken up his cause, says, I am the first and the last, and there is no God but me.
Isaiah 45:14-18
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.
Isaiah 45:21-22
Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.
Joel 2:27
And you will be certain that I am in Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other: and my people will never be shamed.
Hebrews 1:8-9
But of the Son he says, Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; and the rod of your kingdom is a rod of righteousness.