45:23 By myself I have sworn. God’s promises are guaranteed by His name (14:24; 62:8; Gen. 22:16; Ex. 32:13; Heb. 6:13–18).

every knee . . . every tongue. This is the goal of redemptive history (v. 14 and note; Rom. 14:11; 1 Cor. 15:25; Phil. 2:10, 11).