²⁸ It is I who says of ^(A)Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,
And he will carry out all My desire.’
And ^[a]he says of Jerusalem, ‘^(B)She will be built,’
And of the temple, ‘^[b]Your foundation will be laid.’”

45 This is what the Lord says to ^(C)Cyrus His anointed,
Whom I have taken by the right ^(D)hand,
To ^(E)subdue nations before him
And ^[c]to ^(F)undo the weapons belt on the waist of kings;
To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

¹² It is I who ^(A)made the earth, and created mankind upon it.
I ^(B)stretched out the heavens with My hands,
And I ^[a]ordained ^(C)all their ^[b]lights.
¹³ I have stirred him in ^(D)righteousness,
And I will ^(E)make all his ways smooth.
He will ^(F)build My city and let My exiles go ^(G)free,
Without any payment or reward,” says the Lord of armies.