⁶ Against a godless nation I send him,
    and against the people of my wrath I command him,
to take spoil and seize plunder,
    and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.^(A)

⁴³ I beat them fine like the dust of the earth;
    I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.^(A)

⁵ Together they shall be like warriors in battle,
    trampling the foe in the mud of the streets;
they shall fight, for the Lord is with them,
    and they shall put to shame the riders on horses.^(A)

¹⁰ Then my enemies^[a] will see,
    and shame will cover those^[b] who said to me,
    “Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see their^[c] downfall;^[d]
    now they^[e] will be trodden down
    like the mire of the streets.^(A)

²⁸ who says of Cyrus, “He is my shepherd,
    and he shall carry out all my purpose”;
and who says of Jerusalem, “It shall be rebuilt,”
    and of the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.”^(A)

45 Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,
    whose right hand I have grasped
to subdue nations before him
    and to strip kings of their robes,
to open doors before him—
    and the gates shall not be closed:^(B)
2 I will go before you
    and level the mountains;^[a]
I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
    and cut through the bars of iron;^(C)
3 I will give you the treasures of darkness
    and riches hidden in secret places,
so that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
    the God of Israel, who call you by your name.^(D)
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob
    and Israel my chosen,
I call you by your name;
    I give you a title, though you do not know me.^(E)
5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;
    besides me there is no god.
    I arm you, though you do not know me,^(F)
6 so that they may know, from the rising of the sun
    and from the west, that there is no one besides me;
    I am the Lord, and there is no other.^(G)