Discovery BoxIsaiah 45:5-6 
Context45:5 I am the Lord, I have no peer, 1
there is no God but me.
I arm you for battle, 2 even though you do not recognize 3 me.
45:6 I do this 4 so people 5 will recognize from east to west
that there is no God but me;
I am the Lord, I have no peer.
Isaiah 45:21
Context45:21 Tell me! Present the evidence! 6
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; 7
there is none but me.
1 tn Heb “and there is none besides.” On the use of עוֹד (’od) here, see BDB 729 s.v. 1.c.
2 tn Heb “gird you” (so NASB) or “strengthen you” (so NIV).
3 tn Or “know” (NAB, NCV, NRSV, TEV, CEV, NLT); NIV “have not acknowledged.”
4 tn The words “I do this” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “they” (so KJV, ASV); TEV, CEV “everyone”; NLT “all the world.”
6 tn Heb “Declare! Bring near!”; NASB “Declare and set forth your case.” See 41:21.
7 tn Or “a righteous God and deliverer”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “a righteous God and a Savior.”
