Isaiah 45:1-3

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Cyrus: God’s Deliverer

45 This is what the Lord says to his anointed, Cyrus,
    whose right hand I have grasped
to subdue nations before him,
    as I strip kings of their armor,^[a]
to open doors^[b] before him
    and gates that cannot keep closed:

²“I myself will go before you,
    and he^[c] will make the mountains^[d] level;
I’ll shatter bronze doors
    and cut through iron bars.
³I’ll give you concealed treasures^[e]
    and riches hidden in secret places,
so that you’ll know that it is I, the Lord,
    the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

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Isaiah 45:1 Lit. I expose the loins of kings
Isaiah 45:1 So 1QIsa^a (pl.); MT (dual)
Isaiah 45:2 So 1QIsa^a; MT LXX read I
Isaiah 45:2 So 1QIsa^a 1QIsa^b LXX; MT reads hills
Isaiah 45:3 Lit. treasures of darkness

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Cyrus: God’s Deliverer

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Isaiah 45:1-3

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