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.’
8 “Raina down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.
9 “Woe to him who strives with ahis Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
bShall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
bShall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?
10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What are you begetting?’
Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”
Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”
11 Thus says the Lord,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker:
a“Ask Me of things to come concerning bMy sons;
And concerning cthe work of My hands, you command Me.
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker:
a“Ask Me of things to come concerning bMy sons;
And concerning cthe work of My hands, you command Me.
12 aI have made the earth,
And bcreated man on it.
I—My hands—stretched out the heavens,
And call their host I have commanded.
And bcreated man on it.
I—My hands—stretched out the heavens,
And call their host I have commanded.
13 aI have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will1 direct all his ways;
He shall bbuild My city
And let My exiles go free,
cNot for price nor reward,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
And I will1 direct all his ways;
He shall bbuild My city
And let My exiles go free,
cNot for price nor reward,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
The Lord, the Only Savior
14 Thus says the Lord:
a“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over bin chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, c‘Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
dThere is no other God.’ ”
a“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over bin chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, c‘Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
dThere is no other God.’ ”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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