Isaiah 45:23
“I have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.”
— Isaiah 45:23
About this verse
Isaiah 45:23 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is universal. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine oath, universal worship, divine sovereignty. Notable phrases: sworn by myself; every knee shall bow; every tongue shall take oath. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Yahweh
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
prophecy
Emotional genome
Comfort power
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