Isaiah 45:1-7

Legacy Standard Bible

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.
⁴ For the sake of ^(J)Jacob My servant,
And Israel My chosen one,
I have also ^(K)called you by your name;
I have given you a title of honor
Though you have ^(L)not known Me.
⁵ I am Yahweh, and ^(M)there is no other;
^(N)Besides Me there is no God.
I will ^[d](O)gird you, though you have not known Me,
⁶ That ^(P)they may know from the rising to the setting of the sun
That there is ^(Q)no one besides Me.
I am Yahweh, and there is no other,
⁷ The One ^(R)forming light and ^(S)creating darkness,
Producing peace and ^(T)creating calamity;
I am Yahweh who does all these.