Isaiah 45:5

1 Kings 8:60; Deuteronomy 32:39; Deuteronomy 4:35; Deuteronomy 4:39; Ezra 1:2; Hebrews 1:8; Hebrews 1:9; Isaiah 22:21; Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 45:14-18; Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 45:22; Isaiah 46:9; Job 12:18; Job 12:21; Joel 2:27; John 1:1; Psalms 18:32; Psalms 18:39

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 45:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am the Lord ... - (see the notes at Isaiah 42:8 ; Isaiah 43:2 ; Isaiah 44:8 ; Isaiah 45:14 , Isaiah 45:18 , Isaiah 45:22 ). I girded t...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God besides me: I (g) girded thee, though thou hast not known me: (g) I have given you stre...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 44:24 to Isaiah 45:8 . Yahweh's Commission to Cyrus. Yahweh reminds Israel of His power as sole Creator of the universe. What He created...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

girded thee. Contrast "loose" ( Isaiah 45:1 ), and see note on Isaiah 8:9 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. I am Jehovah. He confirms the preceding statement, and the repetition is not superfluous; for it was proper that it should be often repea...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For Jacob my servant's sake— The prophet here gives us the reasons why God shewed such favour to a prince addicted to the Pagan superstition of his...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: I (am) the Lord, and (there is)...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Meaning of the Conquests of Cyrus 1-13. The conquests of Cyrus are ordained by Jehovah for His purposes. Let not Israel Criticise the manner o...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Though thou hast ] better, 'when thou didst not know me,' i.e. before thy birth: cp. Isaiah 49:1 . Or it may mean, before thou didst acknowledge me...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

There is no God beside me. — Commonly, the formula is used in antithesis to polytheism. Possibly we may think of it here as in contrast with the du...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 44:1-28 ; Isaiah 45:1-25 ; Isaiah 46:1-13 ; Isaiah 47:1-15 ; Isaiah 48:1-22 CHAPTER IX FOUR POINTS OF A TRUE RELIGION Isaiah 43:1...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jehovah's Chosen Instrument Isaiah 45:1-13 Cyrus is one of the noblest figures in ancient history. His character became a model for the Greek y...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The fifth of these messages of Jehovah is a charge to Cyrus. First of all, it utters to him the promises of God which are intended to be his strength...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is most blessed to read those scriptures, in which Jehovah takes to himself his supreme sovereignty. A believing soul finds great delight in the c...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I am the Lord, and there is none else ,.... Whom thou, O Cyrus, for the words are directed to him, ought to own, serve, and worship: there is no G...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: Ver. 5. I am the Lord, and n...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For Jacob my servant's sake , &c. The prophet here gives us the reasons why God showed such favour to a prince, who had been addicted to the sup...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Dominion. B. C. 708. 5 I...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I girded thee; I made thee strong and active, and fitted and disposed thee for these great and warlike enterprises. For these were the uses and sig...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Cyrus Has Been Called In Order To Assist God's Servant, His Chosen One ( Isaiah 45:1-8 ). Isaiah 45:1 ‘Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, To Cy...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EVERY MAN’S LIFE A PLAN OF GOD Isaiah 45:5 . I girded thee, though thou hast not known Me . This declaration renders credible the sketch given by...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Isaiah 45:5 God has a definite life-plan for every human person, girding him, visibly or invisibly, for some exact thing, which it will be the tru...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 45:1-4 . Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the l...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

While we are reading this chapter, and thinking of Cyrus, the Lord's anointed deliverer for Israel, let us not forget the greater Deliverer of whom t...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The first paragraph concerns Cyrus, and the great work for which God raised him up. Isaiah 45:1-4 . Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus,...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 45:1 . Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden; a figure of Christ, the anointed of the Father. This...
The Biblical Illustrator

Thus saith the Lord to His anointed Cyrus The name of Cyrus is written Kuras in Babylonian cuneiform, Kurush in Old Persian. Ctesias stated on...
The Biblical Illustrator

For Jacob My servant’s sake Great men the servants of God It appears from this prediction, taken in connection with its wonderful accomplishmen...
The Biblical Illustrator

I girded thee, though thou hast not known Me Cyrus girded by God The contrast to “loose the loins of kings” ( Isaiah 45:1 ). ( Prof. J. Skinne...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 45:1-23 GOD 'S WILL CONCERNING HIM ANNOUNCED TO CYRUS . This direct address of God to a heathen king is witho...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Deliverance by Cyrus a Proof of Jehovah's Power
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I am the Lord, and there is none else, Jehovah's absolute deity being stressed once more; there is no (other true) God beside Me. I girded thee,...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I girded — I made thee strong and active, and disposed thee for these great and warlike enterprizes.

⁵ I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 45:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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