Isaiah 45:1
English Standard Version
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:
Isaiah 45:1
New International Version
Isaiah 45:1
King James Version
45 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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Isaiah 45:2-6
English Standard Version
2 “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,
3 (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.
4 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.
5 (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,
6 (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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:2 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint level the mountains
Isaiah 45:2-6
New International Version
2 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)
3 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)
4 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.
5 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,
6 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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
Isaiah 45:2-6
King James Version
2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.
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