Isaiah 45:1-3

Modern English Version

45 Thus says the Lord to Cyrus, His anointed,
    whose right hand I have held—
to subdue nations before him
    and to loosen the loins of kings,
to open doors before him
    so that the gates will not be shut:
² I will go before you
    and make the crooked places straight;
I will break in pieces the gates of bronze
    and shatter the bars of iron.
³ And I will give you the treasures of darkness
    and hidden riches of secret places
so that you may know that I, the Lord,
    who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel.