Isa 45:19 | NETfull | STEP | I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the Lord , the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.

Isaiah 45:19

19 I have not spoken in secret,
in some hidden place. ^{▼▼ Heb “in a place of a land of darkness” (ASV similar); NASB “in some dark land.”}
I did not tell Jacob’s descendants,
‘Seek me in vain!’ ^{▼▼ “In vain” translates תֹהוּ (tohu), used here as an adverbial accusative: “for nothing.”}
I am the Lord,
the one who speaks honestly,
who makes reliable announcements. ^{▼▼ The translation above assumes that צֶדֶק (tsedeq) and מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim) are adverbial accusatives (see 33:15). If they are taken as direct objects, indicating the content of what is spoken, one might translate, “who proclaims deliverance, who announces justice.”}