Isaiah 45:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.

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  • Isa 44:8 : 8 Don’t panic! Don’t be afraid! Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none.
  • Ps 18:39 : 39 You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.
  • Isa 46:9 : 9 Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,
  • Isa 22:21 : 21 I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him. He will become a protector of the residents of Jerusalem and of the people of Judah.
  • Job 12:21 : 21 He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms the powerful.
  • Ps 18:32 : 32 The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.
  • Isa 44:6 : 6 The Absurdity of Idolatry This is what the LORD, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:“I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.
  • Deut 4:35 : 35 You have been taught that the LORD alone is God– there is no other besides him.
  • Deut 4:39 : 39 Today realize and carefully consider that the LORD is God in heaven above and on earth below– there is no other!
  • Deut 32:39 : 39 The Vindication of the Lord“See now that I, indeed I, am he!” says the LORD,“and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power.
  • 1 Kgs 8:60 : 60 Then all the nations of the earth will recognize that the LORD is the only genuine God.
  • Ezra 1:2 : 2 “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says:“‘The LORD God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
  • Job 12:18 : 18 He loosens the bonds of kings and binds a loincloth around their waist.
  • Joel 2:27 : 27 You will be convinced that I am in the midst of Israel. I am the LORD your God; there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
  • John 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Prologue to the Gospel In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was fully God.
  • Heb 1:8-9 : 8 but of the Son he says,“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing.”
  • Isa 45:14-18 : 14 The Lord is the Nations’ Only Hope This is what the LORD says:“The profit of Egypt and the revenue of Ethiopia, along with the Sabeans, those tall men, will be brought to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. They will bow down to you and pray to you:‘Truly God is with you; he has no peer; there is no other God!’” 15 Yes, you are a God who keeps hidden, O God of Israel, deliverer! 16 They will all be ashamed and embarrassed; those who fashion idols will all be humiliated. 17 Israel will be delivered once and for all by the LORD; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated. 18 For this is what the LORD says, the one who created the sky– he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited–“I am the LORD, I have no peer.
  • Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Tell me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with one another! Who predicted this in the past? Who announced it beforehand? Was it not I, the LORD? I have no peer, there is no God but me, a God who vindicates and delivers; there is none but me. 22 Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.

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    6I do this so people will recognize from east to west that there is no God but me; I am the LORD, I have no peer.

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    10You are my witnesses,” says the LORD,“my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe in me, and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and none will outlive me.

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    12I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses,” says the LORD,“that I am God.

    13From this day forward I am he; no one can deliver from my power; I will act, and who can prevent it?”

  • Isa 45:20-23
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    20Gather together and come! Approach together, you refugees from the nations! Those who carry wooden idols know nothing, those who pray to a god that cannot deliver.

    21Tell me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with one another! Who predicted this in the past? Who announced it beforehand? Was it not I, the LORD? I have no peer, there is no God but me, a God who vindicates and delivers; there is none but me.

    22Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.

    23I solemnly make this oath– what I say is true and reliable:‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;

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    5I cared for you in the wilderness, in the dry desert where no water was.

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    9Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,

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    5One will say,‘I belong to the LORD,’ and another will use the name‘Jacob.’ One will write on his hand,‘The LORD’s,’ and use the name‘Israel.’”

    6The Absurdity of Idolatry This is what the LORD, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:“I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.

    7Who is like me? Let him make his claim! Let him announce it and explain it to me– since I established an ancient people– let them announce future events!

    8Don’t panic! Don’t be afraid! Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none.

  • Deut 4:35
    78%

    35You have been taught that the LORD alone is God– there is no other besides him.

  • Isa 45:3-4
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    3I will give you hidden treasures, riches stashed away in secret places, so you may recognize that I am the LORD, the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.

    4For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I call you by name and give you a title of respect, even though you do not submit to me.

  • Isa 45:18
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    18For this is what the LORD says, the one who created the sky– he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited–“I am the LORD, I have no peer.

  • Deut 32:39
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    39The Vindication of the Lord“See now that I, indeed I, am he!” says the LORD,“and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power.

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    60Then all the nations of the earth will recognize that the LORD is the only genuine God.

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    12Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I summoned! I am the one; I am present at the very beginning and at the very end.

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    39Today realize and carefully consider that the LORD is God in heaven above and on earth below– there is no other!

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    15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the one who created Israel, your king.”

  • 1 Chr 17:20
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    20O LORD, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true!

  • Deut 5:7
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    7You must not have any other gods besides me.

  • Isa 41:4
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  • Isa 41:10
    72%

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  • Lev 22:33
    71%

    33the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 7:22
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    22Therefore you are great, O Sovereign LORD, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true!

  • 1 Sam 2:2
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    15Yes, you are a God who keeps hidden, O God of Israel, deliverer!

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    5Yes, I know the LORD is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods.

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  • Jer 33:2
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  • Joel 2:27
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