The Meaning of Isaiah 45:17 Explained

Isaiah 45:17

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

YLT: Israel hath been saved in Jehovah, A salvation age-during! Ye are not ashamed nor confounded Unto the ages of eternity!

Darby: Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded, unto the ages of ages.

ASV: But Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be put to shame nor confounded world without end.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Isaiah 45:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 45:14-25 - A Call To The Ends Of The Earth
As the prophet reviews God's method of delivering His people-so unexpected and so wonderful-he cannot restrain the ejaculation: Thou art a God that hidest thyself! "Deep in unfathomable mines of never-failing skill, He treasures up His bright designs and works His sovereign will." You do not see how God is going to save you; but most certainly His Angel will redeem you from all evil.
God contrasts Himself with idols, Isaiah 45:20. We can never seek His face in vain. They that trust in man or their own devices are doomed to disappointment; but faith and prayer make all the difference. He is "a just God and a Savior." This is the wonderful combination that the Cross reveals. See Romans 3:26; 1 John 1:9. Look to Him and be saved. Even if you dwell in a far land or at the ends of the earth, and even if you can only look toward Him with failing sight, remember that "there is life in a look." Dare to say, "In the Lord have I righteousness and strength." You have none of your own! Your strength is weakness! Your righteousness is full of flaws! Look to Him; boast in Him; and men shall come to you for your secret. [source]

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in Isaiah 45:17 mean?

[But] Israel shall be saved by Yahweh salvation with an everlasting not You shall be ashamed or disgraced to Forever and ever -
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נוֹשַׁ֣ע בַּיהוָ֔ה תְּשׁוּעַ֖ת עוֹלָמִ֑ים לֹא־ תֵבֹ֥שׁוּ וְלֹא־ תִכָּלְמ֖וּ עַד־ ע֥וֹלְמֵי עַֽד פ

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙  [But]  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
נוֹשַׁ֣ע  shall  be  saved 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.
בַּיהוָ֔ה  by  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
תְּשׁוּעַ֖ת  salvation 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תְּשׁוּעָה  
Sense: salvation, deliverance.
עוֹלָמִ֑ים  with  an  everlasting 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
תֵבֹ֥שׁוּ  You  shall  be  ashamed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: בֹּושׁ 
Sense: to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed.
תִכָּלְמ֖וּ  disgraced 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: כָּלַם  
Sense: to insult, shame, humiliate, blush, be ashamed, be put to shame, be reproached, be put to confusion, be humiliated.
ע֥וֹלְמֵי  Forever 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
עַֽד  and  ever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַד  
Sense: perpetuity, for ever, continuing future.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation