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God Chooses Cyrus to Free Israel

45 This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, his appointed king:
    “I hold your right hand
and will help you defeat nations
    and take away other kings’ power.
I will open doors for you
    so city gates will not stop you.
I will go before you
    and make the mountains flat.
I will break down the bronze gates of the cities
    and cut through their iron bars.
I will give you the wealth that is stored away
    and the hidden riches
so you will know I am the Lord,
    the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
I do these things for my servants, the people of Jacob,
    and for my chosen people, the Israelites.
Cyrus, I call you by name,
    and I give you a title of honor even though you don’t know me.
I am the Lord. There is no other God;
    I am the only God.
I will make you strong,
    even though you don’t know me,
so that everyone will know
    there is no other God.
From the east to the west they will know
    I alone am the Lord.
I made the light and the darkness.
    I bring peace, and I cause troubles.
    I, the Lord, do all these things.

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45 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed,(A)
    to Cyrus,(B) whose right hand I take hold(C) of
to subdue nations(D) before him
    and to strip kings of their armor,
to open doors before him
    so that gates will not be shut:
I will go before you(E)
    and will level(F) the mountains[a];
I will break down gates(G) of bronze
    and cut through bars of iron.(H)
I will give you hidden treasures,(I)
    riches stored in secret places,(J)
so that you may know(K) that I am the Lord,
    the God of Israel, who summons you by name.(L)
For the sake of Jacob my servant,(M)
    of Israel my chosen,
I summon you by name
    and bestow on you a title of honor,
    though you do not acknowledge(N) me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other;(O)
    apart from me there is no God.(P)
I will strengthen you,(Q)
    though you have not acknowledged me,
so that from the rising of the sun
    to the place of its setting(R)
people may know(S) there is none besides me.(T)
    I am the Lord, and there is no other.
I form the light and create darkness,(U)
    I bring prosperity and create disaster;(V)
    I, the Lord, do all these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.