45:23 I solemnly make this oath 2 –
what I say is true and reliable: 3
‘Surely every knee will bow to me,
every tongue will solemnly affirm; 4
1 sn This is the oath formula, but in the Pentateuch it occurs here and in v. 28.
2 tn Heb “I swear by myself”; KJV, NASB “have sworn.”
3 tn Heb “a word goes out from my mouth [in] truth and will not return.”
4 tn Heb “swear” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “confess allegiance.”