Verse Lens · Context pointer
Isaiah 45:14 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 14. 14Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
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Role in This Section
The oracle concerning Zion and the nations introduces or commands “Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of…” at Isaiah 45:14 as “Nations Acknowledge Israel's Hidden yet Saving God” develops.
Read It With
- Isaiah 45:14–19
Read Isaiah 45:14 with 45:14–19. By itself, “Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Egyptian and Cushite labor imagery, ashamed idol makers, Israel's enduring salvation, purposeful creation, and public speech form a contested nations scene.
Why It Needs Context
The oracle concerning Zion and the nations introduces or commands “Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of…” at Isaiah 45:14 as “Nations Acknowledge Israel's Hidden yet Saving God” develops. Its force depends on the complete movement and outcome of Isaiah 45:14–19; the isolated line is connective rather than a complete teaching claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Isaiah 45:14–19 — Nations Acknowledge Israel's Hidden yet Saving GodSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 45:14–19, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 45:14–19 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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