Isaiah 45:14

Thus 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.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 45:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 45:5, God declares “I am the Lord, and there is no other,” which the nations then echo in verse 14.

Isaiah 45:6 Parallel

Isaiah 45:6 states God’s purpose that all people know there is none besides Him; verse 14 shows this happening as nations confess.

In Isaiah 45:21, God declares 'there is no other,' the same confession the nations make in verse 14.

Isaiah 61:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 61:6, Israel eats the wealth of nations, directly echoing the transfer of wealth in this verse.

Isaiah 60:14 repeats the image of former oppressors bowing and acknowledging God's people, directly echoing the same future scene of Gentile submission and confession.

Isaiah 18:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 18:7, gifts are brought from Cush to the Lord — here, Cush with other nations bring tribute.

In Isaiah 19:23-25, Egypt and Assyria worship with Israel — here, Egypt and others acknowledge the Lord.

In Isaiah 60:5-16, nations bring wealth and kings minister to Israel, a fuller development of the same promise.

Isaiah 44:8 Parallel

Isaiah 44:8 asserts “Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock,” prefiguring the nations’ same confession in chapter 45.

In Isaiah 49:23, kings and queens bow down to Israel, directly paralleling the submission of foreign nations here.

Isaiah 60:6 Parallel

Isaiah 60:6 mentions Sheba (Sabeans) bringing gold and incense, matching the tall Sabeans of Isaiah 45:14.

Isaiah 60:3 Parallel

Isaiah 60:3 says nations come to Israel's light, paralleling the foreigners coming to bow in Isaiah 45:14.

Isaiah 61:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 61:5, foreigners serve as shepherds and farmers for Israel, a specific form of the submission described.

Isaiah 66:12 describes wealth of nations flowing to Israel, similar to the merchandise of Egypt and Cush in Isaiah 45:14.

In Isaiah 23:18, Tyre's merchandise becomes holy to the Lord, echoing the theme of foreign wealth being consecrated to God's people.

Zechariah 8:20-23 depicts nations seeking the Lord and saying “God is with you,” directly mirroring the nations’ confession in Isaiah.

In Zechariah 8:22, many nations come to seek the Lord in Jerusalem — mirroring the submission of foreign peoples to God's presence in Israel.

In Zechariah 8:23, ten men from every language grasp a Jew's robe saying 'God is with you' — directly echoing the confession in Isaiah 45:14.

1 Corinthians 14:25 describes an unbeliever falling down and declaring “God is really among you,” echoing the nations’ recognition of God’s presence.

Revelation 3:9 directly quotes Isaiah 45:14's promise that enemies will bow before God's people and acknowledge His love, applying it to the persecuted church in Philadelphia.

Jeremiah 16:19 echoes the same prophecy: nations coming from afar confessing that idols are worthless and the Lord alone is God.

In Psalm 72:10-15, kings bring gifts and worship, a parallel to the nations bowing and bringing wealth.

Psalm 68:31 Parallel

In Psalm 68:31, Egypt and Cush stretch out hands to God, directly matching the submission of these nations here.

Job 1:15 Contrast

In Job 1:15, Sabeans violently raid Job's property — the opposite of their submissive coming in chains in Isaiah 45:14.

Acts 8:27 Allusion

In Acts 8:27, an Ethiopian official comes to worship—illustrating the prophecy of nations from Cush seeking God in Isaiah 45:14.

Acts 10:25 Parallel

Acts 10:25 has Cornelius falling at Peter's feet—mirroring the bowing in Isaiah 45:14, but Peter immediately corrects him, highlighting a shift in application.

Acts 10:26 Contrast

Acts 10:26 shows Peter refusing worship ('I too am a man')—contrasting with Isaiah 45:14 where Gentiles bow without rebuke, emphasizing that only God is worthy.

In Ezekiel 23:42, Jerusalem engages in idolatrous liaisons with foreigners — contrasting with the reverent submission of nations in Isaiah 45:14.

Esther 8:17 Parallel

Esther 8:17 shows Gentiles declaring themselves Jews out of fear—a similar pattern of outsiders submitting to God's people, though motivated by terror rather than recognition.

In Genesis 26:28, Abimelech acknowledges the LORD is with Isaac, mirroring the confession in Isaiah 45:14 that 'God is with you.'