¹⁶ For he shatters the doors of bronze
    and cuts in two the bars of iron.^(A)

45 Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,
    whose right hand I have grasped
to subdue nations before him
    and to strip kings of their robes,
to open doors before him—
    and the gates shall not be closed:^(A)
2 I will go before you
    and level the mountains;^[a]
I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
    and cut through the bars of iron;^(B)

¹³ The one who breaks out will go up before them;
    they will break through and pass the gate,
    going out by it.
Their king will pass on before them,
    the Lord at their head.^(A)