Cyrus, God’s Instrument
1 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed,
To aCyrus, whose bright hand I have held—
cTo subdue nations before him
And dloose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:
To aCyrus, whose bright hand I have held—
cTo subdue nations before him
And dloose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:
2 ‘I will go before you
aAnd1 make the crooked places straight;
bI will break in pieces the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron.
aAnd1 make the crooked places straight;
bI will break in pieces the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron.
3 I will give you the treasures of darkness
And hidden riches of secret places,
aThat you may know that I, the Lord,
Who bcall you by your name,
Am the God of Israel.
And hidden riches of secret places,
aThat you may know that I, the Lord,
Who bcall you by your name,
Am the God of Israel.
4 For aJacob My servant’s sake,
And Israel My elect,
I have even called you by your name;
I have named you, though you have not known Me.
And Israel My elect,
I have even called you by your name;
I have named you, though you have not known Me.
5 I aam the Lord, and bthere is no other;
There is no God besides Me.
cI will gird you, though you have not known Me,
There is no God besides Me.
cI will gird you, though you have not known Me,
6 aThat they may bknow from the rising of the sun to its setting
That there is none besides Me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other;
That there is none besides Me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other;
7 I form the light and create darkness,
I make peace and acreate calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.’
I make peace and acreate calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.’
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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