Isaiah 45:15
New International Version
Truly you are a God who has been hiding himself, the God and Savior of Israel.

New Living Translation
Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior, you work in mysterious ways.

English Standard Version
Truly, you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

Berean Standard Bible
Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

King James Bible
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

New King James Version
Truly You are God, who hide Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior!

New American Standard Bible
Truly, You are a God who hides Himself, God of Israel, Savior!

NASB 1995
Truly, You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, Savior!

NASB 1977
Truly, Thou art a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, Savior!

Legacy Standard Bible
Truly, You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, Savior!

Amplified Bible
Truly, You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, Savior!

Christian Standard Bible
Yes, you are a God who hides, God of Israel, Savior.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yes, You are a God who hides Himself, God of Israel, Savior.

American Standard Version
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

Contemporary English Version
People of Israel, your God is a mystery, though he alone can save.

English Revised Version
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, you are a God who has hidden himself. You are the God of Israel, the Savior!

Good News Translation
The God of Israel, who saves his people, is a God who conceals himself.

International Standard Version
"Truly you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

Majority Standard Bible
Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

NET Bible
Yes, you are a God who keeps hidden, O God of Israel, deliverer!

New Heart English Bible
Most certainly you are a God who hid yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.'"

Webster's Bible Translation
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

World English Bible
Most certainly you are a God who has hidden yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.’”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Surely You [are] a God hiding Yourself, God of Israel—Savior!

Young's Literal Translation
Surely Thou art a God hiding Thyself, God of Israel -- Saviour!

Smith's Literal Translation
Surely thou art God hiding thyself, the God of Israel, the Saviour.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Verily thou art a hidden God, the God of Israel the saviour.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Truly, you are a hidden God, the God of Israel, the Savior.”

New American Bible
Truly with you God is hidden, the God of Israel, the savior!

New Revised Standard Version
Truly, you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Truly thou art a shelter, O God, the God of Israel, and his Saviour.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Truly, you are a shelter, God of Israel, and his Savior
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Verily Thou art a God that hidest Thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thou art God, yet we knew it not, the God of Israel, the Saviour.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God Calls Cyrus
14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’ ” 15Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior. 16They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:29
The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.

Job 11:7-9
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? / They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? / Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

Romans 11:33-34
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”

1 Corinthians 2:7-8
No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. / None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Colossians 1:26-27
the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. / To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

John 14:9
Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Exodus 33:20
But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

Psalm 97:2
Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

Psalm 104:1-2
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty. / He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

Daniel 2:22
He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.

Matthew 11:25-27
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. / Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. / All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

Luke 10:21-22
At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. / All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.


Treasury of Scripture

Truly you are a God that hide yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

a God

Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 57:17
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

Psalm 44:24
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

O God

Isaiah 45:17
But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

Isaiah 43:3,11
For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee…

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Isaiah 45
1. God calls Cyrus for his church's sake
5. By his omnipotence he challenges obedience
20. He convinces the idols of vanity by his saving power














Truly
The Hebrew word used here is "אָכֵן" (aken), which conveys a sense of certainty and affirmation. It is a declaration of truth, emphasizing the speaker's conviction. In the context of Isaiah, this word underscores the prophet's acknowledgment of God's mysterious ways. It invites believers to trust in God's sovereignty and wisdom, even when His actions or presence are not immediately apparent.

You are a God who hides Himself
The phrase "hides Himself" comes from the Hebrew "מִסְתַּתֵּר" (mistatter), which means to conceal or keep secret. This concept reflects the transcendence and incomprehensibility of God. Throughout scripture, God reveals Himself selectively, often choosing to work behind the scenes. This hiddenness is not a sign of absence but a testament to His divine majesty and the depth of His plans, which are beyond human understanding. It challenges believers to seek Him earnestly and trust in His unseen hand at work in the world.

O God of Israel
This title emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and His chosen people, Israel. The Hebrew "אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל" (Elohei Yisrael) signifies God's faithfulness and commitment to His promises. Historically, this relationship is marked by God's deliverance, guidance, and provision for Israel. It serves as a reminder of God's enduring love and the special role Israel plays in His redemptive plan, which ultimately extends to all nations through Jesus Christ.

the Savior
The Hebrew word "מוֹשִׁיעַ" (moshia) means deliverer or savior. This title highlights God's role as the ultimate rescuer and redeemer. In the context of Isaiah, it points to God's deliverance of Israel from physical and spiritual bondage. For Christians, this foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, who provides salvation from sin and eternal life. It is a call to recognize and celebrate God's saving work throughout history and in personal lives.

(15) Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself . . .--The words have been variously taken: (1) as continuing the wondering homage of the heathen; (2) as spoken by the prophet as he surveys the unsearchable ways of God. (Comp. Romans 11:33.) Through the long years of exile He had seemed to hide Himself, to be negligent of His people (Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 54:8; Psalm 55:1) or unable to help them. Now it would be seen that He had all along been as the Strong one (El) working for their deliverance.

Verse 15. - Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself. Some commentators regard this as an exclamation made by Isaiah himself, who marvels at the unsearchable mystery of God's ways. But others, with better reason, take it for a continuation of the speech of the converted heathen, who marvel that God has so long hid himself from them and from the world at large, not manifesting his power, as he has now done in the person of Cyrus. In this recent manifestation he has shown himself especially the God of Israel, and their Saviour.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Truly
אָכֵ֕ן (’ā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 403: Firmly, surely, but

You
אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are a God
אֵ֣ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

who hides Himself,
מִסְתַּתֵּ֑ר (mis·tat·têr)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal

O God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

the Savior.
מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ (mō·wō·šî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor


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