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Cyrus, Yahweh’s Anointed

45 Thus says Yahweh to (A)Cyrus His anointed,
Whom I have taken hold of by his right (B)hand,
To (C)subdue nations before him
And [a]to (D)loose the loins of kings,
To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
“I will go before you and (E)make the [b]rough places smooth;
I will (F)shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron (G)bars.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:1 Lit I will open, cf. 45:1b
  2. Isaiah 45:2 Or mountains

The gates of the rivers are opened,
And the palace is melted away.

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