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:
² “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.
³ I will give you the ^[c](H)treasures of darkness
And hidden wealth of secret places,
So that you may know that it is I,
Yahweh, the God of Israel, who ^(I)calls you by your name.

“The broad ^(A)wall of Babylon will be completely razed,
And her high ^(B)gates will be set on fire;
So the peoples will ^(C)toil for nothing,
And the nations become ^(D)weary only for fire.”