Isaiah 45:1-7

Contemporary English Version

Cyrus Obeys the Lord's Commands

45 The Lord said to Cyrus, his chosen one:

I have taken hold
    of your right hand
to help you capture nations
    and remove kings from power.
City gates will open for you;
    not one will stay closed.
²As I lead you,
    I will level mountains^[a]
and break the iron bars
    on bronze gates of cities.

³I will give you treasures
hidden in dark
    and secret places.
Then you will know that I,
the Lord God of Israel,
    have called you by name.
⁴Cyrus, you don't even know me!
But I have called you by name
    and highly honored you^[b]
because of Israel,
    my chosen servant.

⁵Only I am the Lord!
    There are no other gods.
I have made you strong,
    though you don't know me.
⁶Now everyone from east to west
will learn that I am the Lord.
    No other gods are real.
⁷I create light and darkness,
happiness and sorrow.
    I, the Lord, do all this.

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Notas al pie

45.2 mountains: The Dead Sea Scrolls and one ancient translation; the Standard Hebrew Text “rising waves.”
45.4 But … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.