Isa 45:14 | NETfull | STEP | This is what the Lord says: “The profit of Egypt and the revenue of Ethiopia, along with the Sabeans, those tall men, will be brought to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. They will bow down to you and pray to you: ‘Truly God is with you; he has no peer; there is no other God!’”

Isaiah 45:14

The Lord is the Nations’ Only Hope

14 This is what the Lord says:
“The profit ^{▼▼ Heb “labor,” which stands metonymically for the fruits of labor, either “monetary profit,” or “products.”} of Egypt and the revenue ^{▼▼ Or perhaps, “merchandise” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “the gain of Ethiopia”; CEV “the treasures of Ethiopia.”} of Ethiopia,
along with the Sabeans, those tall men,
will be brought to you ^{▼▼ Heb “they will pass over to you”; NASB, NIV “will come over to you”; CEV “will belong to you.”} and become yours.
They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. ^{▼▼ Restored Israel is depicted here in typical ancient Near Eastern fashion as an imperial power that receives riches and slaves as tribute.}
They will bow down to you
and pray to you: ^{▼▼ Israel’s vassals are portrayed as so intimidated and awed that they treat Israel as an intermediary to God or sub-deity.}
‘Truly God is with ^{▼▼ Or perhaps, “among.” Cf. KJV, ASV “Surely God is in thee.”} you; he has no peer; ^{▼▼ Heb “there is no other” (so NIV, NRSV). The same phrase occurs at the end of v. 18, in v. 21, and at the end of v. 22.}
there is no other God!’”