Parallel Verses
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,
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,
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:
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:
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 for the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen one. And I call you by your name; I give you a name of honor, though you do not know me. 5 I [am] Yahweh, and there is none besides [me]; besides me there is no god. I gird you though you do not know me, 6 so that they may know from [the] rising of [the] sun and from [the] west that [there is] none besides me; I [am] Yahweh and there is none besides [me].
Cross References
Isaiah 44:8
You must not tremble, and you must not be paralyzed with fear. Have I not made you hear from of old and declared [it], and you [are] my witnesses? Is there a god besides me? And there is no rock! I know none!"
Psalm 18:39
And you girded me [with] strength for the battle; [those] rising against me you made to kneel under me.
Job 12:21
He pours contempt on noblemen, and he loosens [the] girdle of [the] mighty.
Isaiah 22:21
and I will clothe him [with] your tunic, and I will bind your sash firmly about him, and I will put your authority into his hand, and he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Isaiah 46:9
Remember [the] former things from {a long time ago}, for I [am] God and there is none besides [me], God and [there is] none like me,
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Deuteronomy 4:35
You [yourselves] were shown [this wonder] in order [for you] to acknowledge that Yahweh [is] the God; there is no other [God] {besides him}.
Deuteronomy 4:39
So you shall acknowledge {today}, and {you must call to mind} that Yahweh [is] God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no other [God].
Deuteronomy 32:39
See, now, that I, [even] I [am] he, and there is not a god besides me; I put to death and I give life; I wound and I heal; there is not [one] who delivers from my hand!
1 Kings 8:60
so that all of the people of the earth may know that Yahweh, he [is] God; there is none other.
Ezra 1:2
"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: Yahweh, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And he himself has appointed me to build a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Job 12:18
He loosens [the] fetters of kings, and he binds a loincloth on their loins.
Psalm 18:32
The God who girded me [with] strength, and made safe my way,
Isaiah 44:6
Thus says Yahweh, the king of Israel, and its redeemer, Yahweh of hosts: "I [am the] first, and I [am the] last, and there is no god besides me.
Isaiah 45:14-18
Thus says Yahweh: "The acquisition of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush and the Sabeans, tall men, shall pass over to you; they shall be yours, and they shall walk behind you. They shall pass over in chains, and they shall bow down to you; they will pray to you: 'Surely God [is] with you, and there is no [other]. Besides [him] [there is] no God.'"
Isaiah 45:21-22
Declare and present [your case], also let them consult together! Who {made this known} from {former times}, declared it from {of old}? [Was it] not I, Yahweh? And there is no [other] god besides [me], a righteous God besides me, and no savior besides me.
Joel 2:27
And you will know that I [am] in the midst of Israel, and I [am] Yahweh, your God, and there is no [other]. My people {will never be ashamed again}.
Hebrews 1:8-9
but concerning the Son, "Your throne, O God, [is] {forever and ever}, and the scepter of righteous [is the] scepter of your kingdom.