12 (A)I have made the earth,
And (B)created man on it.
I—My hands—stretched out the heavens,
And (C)all their host I have commanded.
13 (D)I have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will [a]direct all his ways;
He shall (E)build My city
And let My exiles go free,
(F)Not for price nor reward,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

The Lord, the Only Savior

14 Thus says the Lord:

(G)“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over (H)in chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, (I)‘Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
(J)There is no other God.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:13 Or make all his ways straight

12 It is I who made the earth(A)
    and created mankind on it.
My own hands stretched out the heavens;(B)
    I marshaled their starry hosts.(C)
13 I will raise up Cyrus[a](D) in my righteousness:
    I will make all his ways straight.(E)
He will rebuild my city(F)
    and set my exiles free,
but not for a price or reward,(G)
    says the Lord Almighty.”

14 This is what the Lord says:

“The products(H) of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,[b]
    and those tall Sabeans(I)
they will come over to you(J)
    and will be yours;
they will trudge behind you,(K)
    coming over to you in chains.(L)
They will bow down before you
    and plead(M) with you, saying,
‘Surely God is with you,(N) and there is no other;
    there is no other god.(O)’”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:13 Hebrew him
  2. Isaiah 45:14 That is, the upper Nile region