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Isaiah 44:24-45:13
Authorized (King James) Version
Isaiah 44:24-45:13
Authorized (King James) Version
24 Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer,
and he that formed thee from the womb,
I am the Lord that maketh all things;
that stretcheth forth the heavens alone;
that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
25 that frustrateth the tokens of the liars,
and maketh diviners mad;
that turneth wise men backward,
and maketh their knowledge foolish;
26 that confirmeth the word of his servant,
and performeth the counsel of his messengers;
that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited;
and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built,
and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
27 that saith to the deep, Be dry,
and I will dry up thy rivers:
28 that saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd,
and shall perform all my pleasure:
even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built;
and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
45 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed,
to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden,
to subdue nations before him;
and I will loose the loins of kings,
to open before him the two leaved gates;
and the gates shall not be shut;
2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight:
I will break in pieces the gates of brass,
and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
3 and I will give thee the treasures of darkness,
and hidden riches of secret places,
that thou mayest know that I, the Lord,
which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
4 For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect,
I have even called thee by thy name:
I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is none else,
there is no God beside me:
I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west,
that there is none beside me.
I am the Lord, and there is none else.
7 I form the light, and create darkness:
I make peace, and create evil:
I the Lord do all these things.
8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above,
and let the skies pour down righteousness:
let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation,
and let righteousness spring up together;
I the Lord have created it.
9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth.
Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou?
or thy work, He hath no hands?
10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou?
or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
11 Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker,
Ask me of things to come concerning my sons,
and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it:
I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens,
and all their host have I commanded.
13 I have raised him up in righteousness,
and I will direct all his ways:
he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives,
not for price nor reward,
saith the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 44:24-45:13
New International Version
Isaiah 44:24-45:13
New International Version
Jerusalem to Be Inhabited
I am the Lord,
the Maker of all things,
who stretches out the heavens,(D)
who spreads out the earth(E) by myself,
25 who foils(F) the signs of false prophets
and makes fools of diviners,(G)
who overthrows the learning of the wise(H)
and turns it into nonsense,(I)
26 who carries out the words(J) of his servants
and fulfills(K) the predictions of his messengers,
who says of Jerusalem,(L) ‘It shall be inhabited,’
of the towns of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’
and of their ruins,(M) ‘I will restore them,’(N)
27 who says to the watery deep, ‘Be dry,
and I will dry up(O) your streams,’
28 who says of Cyrus,(P) ‘He is my shepherd
and will accomplish all that I please;
he will say of Jerusalem,(Q) “Let it be rebuilt,”
and of the temple,(R) “Let its foundations(S) be laid.”’
45 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed,(T)
to Cyrus,(U) whose right hand I take hold(V) of
to subdue nations(W) before him
and to strip kings of their armor,
to open doors before him
so that gates will not be shut:
2 I will go before you(X)
and will level(Y) the mountains[a];
I will break down gates(Z) of bronze
and cut through bars of iron.(AA)
3 I will give you hidden treasures,(AB)
riches stored in secret places,(AC)
so that you may know(AD) that I am the Lord,
the God of Israel, who summons you by name.(AE)
4 For the sake of Jacob my servant,(AF)
of Israel my chosen,
I summon you by name
and bestow on you a title of honor,
though you do not acknowledge(AG) me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;(AH)
apart from me there is no God.(AI)
I will strengthen you,(AJ)
though you have not acknowledged me,
6 so that from the rising of the sun
to the place of its setting(AK)
people may know(AL) there is none besides me.(AM)
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 I form the light and create darkness,(AN)
I bring prosperity and create disaster;(AO)
I, the Lord, do all these things.
8 “You heavens above, rain(AP) down my righteousness;(AQ)
let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
let salvation(AR) spring up,
let righteousness flourish with it;
I, the Lord, have created it.
9 “Woe to those who quarrel(AS) with their Maker,(AT)
those who are nothing but potsherds(AU)
among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,(AV)
‘What are you making?’(AW)
Does your work say,
‘The potter has no hands’?(AX)
10 Woe to the one who says to a father,
‘What have you begotten?’
or to a mother,
‘What have you brought to birth?’
11 “This is what the Lord says—
the Holy One(AY) of Israel, and its Maker:(AZ)
Concerning things to come,
do you question me about my children,
or give me orders about the work of my hands?(BA)
12 It is I who made the earth(BB)
and created mankind on it.
My own hands stretched out the heavens;(BC)
I marshaled their starry hosts.(BD)
13 I will raise up Cyrus[b](BE) in my righteousness:
I will make all his ways straight.(BF)
He will rebuild my city(BG)
and set my exiles free,
but not for a price or reward,(BH)
says the Lord Almighty.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Isaiah 45:13 Hebrew him
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