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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: 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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, 
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Isaiah 45:2

crooked . . . straight— (Isaiah 40:4), rather, "maketh mountains plain" [LOWTH], that is, clear out of thy way all opposing persons and things. The Keri reads as in Isaiah 45:13, "make straight" (Margin).

gates of brass— (Psalms 107:16). HERODOTUS (1.179) says, Babylon had a hundred massive gates, twenty-five on each of the four sides of the city, all, as well as their posts, of brass.

bars of iron—with which the gates were fastened.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 45:2:

Psalms 107:16
Ecclesiastes 1:15
Isaiah 41:2
Isaiah 45:1
Isaiah 54:16
Jeremiah 25:26

 

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