45:19 I have not spoken in secret,
in some hidden place. 1
I did not tell Jacob’s descendants,
‘Seek me in vain!’ 2
I am the Lord,
the one who speaks honestly,
who makes reliable announcements. 3
45:23 I solemnly make this oath 4 –
what I say is true and reliable: 5
‘Surely every knee will bow to me,
every tongue will solemnly affirm; 6
23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie,
nor a human being, 7 that he should change his mind.
Has he said, and will he not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen? 8