Isaiah 44:28-45:7

English Standard Version

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.’”

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:
² “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,
^3 (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.
⁴ 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.
^5 (M)I am the Lord, and there is no other,
    besides me there is no God;
    ^(N)I equip you, though you do not know me,
^6 (O)that people may know, from the rising of the sun
    and from the west, that there is none besides me;
    I am the Lord, and there is no other.
⁷ I form light and create darkness;
    I make well-being and ^(P)create calamity;
    I am the Lord, who does all these things.