Isaiah 45:18-22

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For this is what the Lord says—
God is the Creator of the heavens.
He formed the earth and made it.
He established it;
He did not create it to be empty,
but formed it to be inhabited^(A)—
“I am Yahweh,
and there is no other.

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I have not spoken in secret,^(B)
somewhere in a land of darkness.
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob:
Seek Me in a wasteland.^(C)
I, Yahweh, speak truthfully;^(D)
I say what is right.

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“Come, gather together,
and draw near, you fugitives of the nations.
Those who carry their wooden idols,
and pray to a god who cannot save,^(E)
have no knowledge.^(F)

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Speak up and present your case^(a)^(G)—
yes, let them take counsel together.
Who predicted this long ago?
Who announced it from ancient times?
Was it not I, Yahweh?
There is no other God but Me,
a righteous God and Savior;^(H)
there is no one except Me.^(I)

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Turn to Me and be saved,
all the ends of the earth.
For I am God,
and there is no other.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 45:21: Lit and approach

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 45:18: Genesis 1:26; Psalm 115:16

B. Isaiah 45:19: Isaiah 48:16

C. Isaiah 45:19: 2 Chronicles 15:2; Psalm 78:34; Jeremiah 29:13-14

D. Isaiah 45:19: Psalm 19:8; Isaiah 45:23; Isaiah 63:1

E. Isaiah 45:20: Isaiah 44:17; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 46:7; Jeremiah 10:5

F. Isaiah 45:20: Isaiah 44:18-19; Isaiah 48:5-7

G. Isaiah 45:21: Isaiah 41:21-23; Isaiah 43:9

H. Isaiah 45:21: Isaiah 43:3; Isaiah 43:11

I. Isaiah 45:21: Deuteronomy 4:35; Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:32