28 who says of (A)Cyrus, ‘He is (B)my shepherd,
    and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’
    (C)and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”

Cyrus, God's Instrument

45 Thus says the Lord to (D)his anointed, to Cyrus,
    (E)whose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
    and (F)to loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
    that gates may not be closed:
“I will go before you
    and (G)level the exalted places,[a]
(H)I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
    and cut through the bars of iron,
(I)I will give you the treasures of darkness
    and the hoards in secret places,
that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
    the God of Israel, (J)who call you by your name.
For the sake of my servant Jacob,
    and Israel my chosen,
(K)I call you by your name,
    (L)I name you, though you do not know me.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:2 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint level the mountains

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