Isaiah 45:19

19“I have not spoken in secret,

In 45:19 Lit a place of a land of darknesssome dark land;

I did not say to the 45:19 Lit seedoffspring of Jacob,

‘Seek Me in 45:19 Or vaina wasteland’;

I, the Lord, speak righteousness,

Declaring things that are right.

19I have not spoken in secret,

In some dark land;

I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,

‘Seek Me in a waste place’;

I, the Lord, speak righteousness,

Declaring things that are upright.

19“I have not spoken in secret,

In a corner of a land of darkness;

I did not say to the descendants of Jacob,

‘Seek Me in vain [with no benefit for yourselves].’

I, the Lord, speak righteousness [the truth—trustworthy, a straightforward correlation between deeds and words],

Declaring things that are upright. [John 18:20]