Isaiah 45:1-3

God Uses Cyrus

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Thus says the Lord to ^(A)Cyrus His anointed,
Whom I have taken by the right ^(B)hand,
To ^(C)subdue nations before him
And ^(a)to ^(D)loose the loins of kings;
To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

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“I will go before you and ^(E)make the ^(b)rough places smooth;
I will ^(F)shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron ^(G)bars.

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“I will give you the ^(c)^(H)treasures of darkness
And hidden wealth of secret places,
So that you may know that it is I,
The Lord, the God of Israel, who ^(I)calls you by your name.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 45:1: ['Lit ', I will loose]

b. Isaiah 45:2: ['Another reading is ', mountains]

c. Isaiah 45:3: ['Or ', hoarded treasures]

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 45:1: Isaiah 44:28

B. Isaiah 45:1: Psalm 73:23; Isaiah 41:13; Isaiah 42:6

C. Isaiah 45:1: Isaiah 41:2; Isaiah 41:25; Jeremiah 50:3; Jeremiah 50:35; Jeremiah 51:11; Jeremiah 51:20; Jeremiah 51:24

D. Isaiah 45:1: Job 12:21; Isaiah 45:5

E. Isaiah 45:2: Isaiah 40:4

F. Isaiah 45:2: Psalm 107:16

G. Isaiah 45:2: Jeremiah 51:30

H. Isaiah 45:3: Jeremiah 41:8; Jeremiah 50:37

I. Isaiah 45:3: Exodus 33:12; Exodus 33:17; Isaiah 43:1; Isaiah 49:1