Cyrus, God's Instrument

45 Thus says the Lord to (A)his anointed, to Cyrus,
    (B)whose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
    and (C)to loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
    that gates may not be closed:

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45 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed,(A)
    to Cyrus,(B) whose right hand I take hold(C) of
to subdue nations(D) before him
    and to strip kings of their armor,
to open doors before him
    so that gates will not be shut:

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“I will go before you
    and (A)level the exalted places,[a]
(B)I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
    and cut through the bars of iron,
(C)I will give you the treasures of darkness
    and the hoards in secret places,
that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
    the God of Israel, (D)who call you by your name.
For the sake of my servant Jacob,
    and Israel my chosen,
(E)I call you by your name,
    (F)I name you, though you do not know me.
(G)I am the Lord, and there is no other,
    besides me there is no God;
    (H)I equip you, though you do not know me,
(I)that people may know, from the rising of the sun
    and from the west, that there is none besides me;
    I am the Lord, and there is no other.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:2 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint level the mountains

I will go before you(A)
    and will level(B) the mountains[a];
I will break down gates(C) of bronze
    and cut through bars of iron.(D)
I will give you hidden treasures,(E)
    riches stored in secret places,(F)
so that you may know(G) that I am the Lord,
    the God of Israel, who summons you by name.(H)
For the sake of Jacob my servant,(I)
    of Israel my chosen,
I summon you by name
    and bestow on you a title of honor,
    though you do not acknowledge(J) me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other;(K)
    apart from me there is no God.(L)
I will strengthen you,(M)
    though you have not acknowledged me,
so that from the rising of the sun
    to the place of its setting(N)
people may know(O) there is none besides me.(P)
    I am the Lord, and there is no other.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.