Isaiah 45:23

I solemnly make this oath ¹  – what I say is true and reliable: ²  ‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm; ³ 

Ge 22:15-18; Ge 31:53; Nu 23:19; De 6:13; 2Ch 15:14,15; Ne 10:29; Ps 63:11; Ps 132:2; Isa 19:18-21; Isa 44:3-5; Isa 45:19; Isa 55:11; Isa 65:16; Jer 22:5; Jer 49:13; Am 6:8; Ro 11:4; Ro 14:10-12; Php 2:10; Heb 6:13-18

¹ tn Heb “I swear by myself”; KJV, NASB “have sworn.”

² tn Heb “a word goes out from my mouth [in] truth and will not return.”

³ tn Heb “swear” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “confess allegiance.”