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Isaiah 45:1

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    45:1 Conj. that the name Cyrus does not belong in the text

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    45:1 Codd.* have nations go down

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 3

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 113-114, 148, 218, 236-237, 439, 566-567, 856, 1121, 1222-1223

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 386

    Awake!,

    11/2007, p. 18

    10/8/1980, pp. 16-18

    7/8/1974, pp. 27-28

    3/8/1970, p. 27

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 76-78

    The Watchtower,

    5/1/1997, pp. 10-11

    3/1/1988, pp. 30-31

    9/1/1987, pp. 26-27

    3/15/1984, p. 31

    10/15/1980, pp. 18, 19-20

    5/15/1980, p. 23

    5/15/1971, p. 315

    6/15/1967, pp. 381-383

    4/15/1965, pp. 232-234

    3/1/1965, pp. 151-153

    4/15/1964, pp. 245-246

    12/1/1962, pp. 712-714

    7/15/1962, p. 427

    1/15/1962, pp. 48-50

    5/1/1959, p. 281

    2/15/1959, pp. 104-106

    9/15/1957, pp. 554-556

    Book for All, pp. 27-28

    World Without War, p. 7

    Reasoning, pp. 60-61

    Creation, pp. 218-219

    “Eternal Purpose,” pp. 19-21, 130

  • Publications Index

    lff lesson 3; it-1 114, 148, 218, 236-237, 439, 566-567, 856, 1121, 1222-1223; it-2 386; g 11/07 18; ip-2 76-78; w97 5/1 10; ba 27-28; wi 7; rs 60-61; w88 3/1 30-31; w87 9/1 26-27;

    ce 219; w84 3/15 31; w80 5/15 23; w80 10/15 18-20; g80 10/8 16-18; po 19-21, 130; g74 7/8 28; w71 315; ad 82, 108, 164, 316, 409, 598, 775, 1146; g70 3/8 27; is 106; w67 382; g66 4/22 6; w65 152, 233; ms 394; w64 245; g64 4/22 21; bf 216-218; w62 49, 427, 713; w59 105, 281; yw 117; w57 555; rm 187; w49 293, 336, 350; w42 199; w35 268

Isaiah 45:2

Footnotes

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    45:2 Or I go

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 3

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 236-237, 567, 645

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 76-78

    The Watchtower,

    5/1/1997, pp. 10-11

    9/1/1987, pp. 26-27

    5/15/1971, p. 315

    5/15/1966, pp. 311-312

    4/15/1965, pp. 232-234

    3/1/1965, pp. 151-153

    5/1/1959, p. 281

    Reasoning, pp. 60-61

  • Publications Index

    lff lesson 3; it-1 236-237, 567, 645; ip-2 76-78; w97 5/1 10-11; rs 60-61; w87 9/1 26-27;

    w71 315; w66 312; w65 152, 233; bf 216-218; w59 281; yw 117; w49 350; w35 265, 291

Isaiah 45:3

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 76-79

    The Watchtower,

    5/1/1997, p. 11

    9/1/1987, pp. 26-27

    3/1/1965, pp. 151-153

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 77-79; w97 5/1 11; w87 9/1 26-27;

    w65 152; bf 217-219, 249

Isaiah 45:4

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 566

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 79-80

    The Watchtower,

    3/1/1965, pp. 152-154

    2/15/1959, pp. 104-106

  • Publications Index

    it-1 566; ip-2 79-80;

    ad 409; w65 153; bf 220; w59 105

Isaiah 45:5

Footnotes

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    45:5 Or girdle, though you did not know me

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 80-81

    The Watchtower,

    3/1/1965, pp. 152-154

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 80;

    w65 153; im 263; bf 220

Isaiah 45:6

Footnotes

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    45:6 Lit. from the place where the sun rises and from the place where it sets

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 80-81

    The Watchtower,

    3/1/1965, pp. 152-154

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 80-81;

    w65 153; bf 220

Isaiah 45:7

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 772-773

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 81

    The Watchtower,

    5/1/1997, p. 11

    6/15/1965, pp. 366-368

    3/1/1965, pp. 152-154

    7/15/1961, pp. 440-442

    4/15/1951, pp. 255-256

  • Publications Index

    it-1 772; ip-2 81; w97 5/1 11;

    ad 538; w65 153, 367; bf 220; w61 441; g54 8/8 25; w51 255; pn 17; w43 300; w40 315; w37 355; w34 90; jh 43, 91; w33 101; v-2 139; g31 6/10 602; w30 131; cc 13

Isaiah 45:8

Footnotes

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    45:8 Var. and let them be fruitful of salvation

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 1064

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 82

    The Watchtower,

    5/1/1997, p. 11

    5/15/1974, p. 293

    3/1/1965, pp. 153-154

    3/1/1963, pp. 135-136

    God’s Kingdom Has Approached, pp. 136-137

  • Publications Index

    it-1 1064; ip-2 82; w97 5/1 11;

    w74 293; ka 137; w65 154; w63 136; bf 220-221; nh 146

Isaiah 45:9

Footnotes

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    45:9 (crockery-makers) Lit. earthwrights Var.* fragments in the ground

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    45:9 Lit. your work has no hands Or doing” and your work “He has no skill (lit. no hands)” Conj. doing” and his work “You have no skill”

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 657

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 82-84

    The Watchtower,

    8/15/1962, pp. 487-488

    12/1/1953, pp. 722-724

  • Publications Index

    it-2 657; ip-2 82-84;

    bf 221; w62 488; w53 723

Isaiah 45:10

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 82-84

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 83-84;

    bf 221

Isaiah 45:11

Footnotes

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    45:11 Codd. The things that are coming, they asked me questions

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 84-85

    The Watchtower,

    8/15/1965, p. 505

    12/1/1953, pp. 722-724

    7/1/1952, pp. 400-402

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 84-85;

    w65 505; bf 221; w53 723; nh 18; w52 401

Isaiah 45:12

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 1064

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 84-85

    The Watchtower,

    1/15/1978, pp. 4-5

    1/15/1962, pp. 56-58

  • Publications Index

    it-1 1064; ip-2 84-85;

    w78 1/15 4-5; ad 734; bf 221; w62 57; nh 18; mk 18

Isaiah 45:13

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 84-85

    The Watchtower,

    12/1/1953, pp. 722-724

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 84-85;

    bf 221; w53 723; wl 81; w35 268, 291; w34 325

Isaiah 45:14

Footnotes

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    45:14 (first part) Susp.

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, pp. 834, 885

    The Watchtower,

    1/15/2008, p. 26

    4/1/2007, pp. 24-25

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 86-87

  • Publications Index

    it-2 834, 885; w08 1/15 26; w07 4/1 24-25; ip-2 86-87;

    im 263; bf 221

Isaiah 45:15

Footnotes

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    45:15 Var. not a god.” You were a (and no quotation mark at end of verse)

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 87

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 87;

    bf 221; g63 1/8 28

Isaiah 45:16

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 87

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 87;

    bf 221; rg 237; w39 249; w34 312

Isaiah 45:17

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 87-88

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 87-88;

    bf 221; rg 237; w39 249; w34 312

Isaiah 45:18

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 6

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 88-90

    The Watchtower,

    1/15/1988, p. 7

    2/15/1984, p. 4

    10/1/1983, pp. 9-10

    2/1/1981, p. 19

    1/15/1978, p. 5

    3/15/1967, pp. 166-168

    4/15/1961, pp. 237-239

    2/15/1961, pp. 109-110

    1/1/1959, pp. 26-28

    7/15/1951, pp. 420-422

    Awake!,

    6/22/1975, p. 19

    5/22/1973, p. 13

  • Publications Index

    lff lesson 6; ip-2 88-90; w88 1/15 7;

    w84 2/15 4; w83 10/1 9-10; w81 2/1 19; w78 1/15 5; g75 6/22 19; g73 5/22 13; w67 167; qm 164; im 173; bf 221; g63 10/8 9; g62 7/8 28; w61 109, 238; ns 62; w59 27; yw 42; w51 421; rm 56; mk 18; w39 356; w31 76

Isaiah 45:19

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 88-90

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 88-90;

    bf 221; mk 18

Isaiah 45:20

Footnotes

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    45:20 Var. come on, approach together, survivors of the nations! They do not know

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 90

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 90;

    bf 221; w35 171

Isaiah 45:21

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 90, 92

    The Watchtower,

    8/1/1998, p. 13

    12/1/1953, pp. 721-723

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 90, 92; w98 8/1 13;

    im 263; bf 221; w53 722; w35 171

Isaiah 45:22

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 91-92

    The Watchtower,

    10/1/1972, p. 587

    3/1/1965, pp. 153-154

    12/1/1953, pp. 721-723

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 91-92;

    w72 587; w65 154; g65 3/8 9; bf 221; w53 722; w35 171

Isaiah 45:23

Footnotes

  • *

    45:23 Lit. without by me Perhaps translate so

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 91-92

    The Watchtower,

    11/1/1965, pp. 654-656

    3/1/1965, pp. 153-154

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 91-92;

    w65 154, 655; im 265, 367; bf 221; g62 10/8 27; g62 12/22 28; w39 51; w35 171

Isaiah 45:24

Footnotes

  • *

    45:24 Or Only in Jehovah have I, one says, rightness and might Susp.; conj. shall bend, every tongue shall swear only by me. In Jehovah, one shall say

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 91-92

    The Watchtower,

    3/1/1965, pp. 153-154

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 91-92;

    w65 154; bf 221; g62 12/22 28

Isaiah 45:25

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 91

    The Watchtower,

    3/1/1965, pp. 153-154

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 91;

    w65 154; bf 221

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45** Says Jehovah to his anointed one Cyrus, whom I hold by his right hand to have nations trodden down before him, and I unbelt kings’ waists; to open doors before him, and gates shall not be locked: 2* I will go before you and level off knolls and smash bronze doors and chop through iron bars, 3 and give you treasures stored in darkness and buried in screened places, in order that you may know that I am Jehovah, he who names you is Israel’s God; 4 on account of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen—and I called you by your name, gave you a title when you did not know me. 5* I am Jehovah, and there is no other; except me there is no God; I will be fastening your girdle when you are not conscious of me, 6* in order that from farthest east to farthest west they may know there is nobody besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is no other. 7 Framer of light and creator of darkness, maker of welfare and creator of calamity, I Jehovah am the doer of all these things.

8* Pour, skies, from above, and let the ether drip down right; let earth open and salvation start its growth, and right shoot up withal—I Jehovah have created it.

9** Ha, man that wrangles with his Framer! a broken dish with the crockery-makers! will clay say to its potter “What are you doing, your work is a botch”? 10 Ha, man that says to a father “What are you begetting?” and to a woman “What are you in labor with?” 11* Says Jehovah, Israel’s Holy One and its Framer, Will you ask me questions about my sons and give me orders about the work of my hands? 12 It was I made earth and created man on it; it was I whose hands stretched the sky and who gave orders to all its legions. 13 It is I that have called him out in good faith and will level all his road; he shall rebuild my city and release my deportees, not for price nor for pelf, says Jehovah of Armies.

14* Says Jehovah, Egypt’s earnings and Nubia’s profits, and the Sudanese, tall men that they are, shall come across to you and belong to you; they shall follow you in fetters; they shall come across and to you make prayers: “only in you is there a deity, and there is no other, not a god. 15* With you there was a veiled Deity! Israel’s God is a savior!” 16 They are crestfallen, downright humiliated, all of them together; figure-sculptors go off in humiliation. 17 Israel is saved in Jehovah with eternal salvation; you shall not be crestfallen nor humiliated forever and aye.

18 For this is what Jehovah says, the Creator of the heavens—he is God! the Shaper and Maker of the earth—it was he set it in order, he did not create it as a chaos, he shaped it to be inhabited—: I am Jehovah and there is nobody to be added. I have not spoken in secret, 19 in a place in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob’s descendants “Look for me at random”; I Jehovah speak right, I make straightforward statements.

20* Gather and come on, throng up and come in, my survivors! The nations do not know, those who bear along the wood of their statues and pray to a deity that does not save. 21 Tell and bring them on; yes, let them put their heads together; who uttered this in ancient times, announced it already? was it not I, Jehovah? and there is no other God outside me; honest, saving Deity there is none except me. 22 Face toward me and be saved, all ends of earth! for I am Deity and there is no other. 23* By myself I have sworn, a word has gone out of my mouth in good faith and will never go back, that to me every knee shall bend, by me every tongue shall swear. 24* Only in Jehovah, it is said of me, is fair dealing and might; to him all that are spiteful toward him shall come and be ashamed. 25 In Jehovah shall all the descendants of Israel have their vindication and their boast.

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