Verse 1
Isaiah 45:1
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This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, the one he has anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to direct him to defeat nations and to make kings weak, to open doors before him and gates that will not be shut.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כֹּה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ לִ/מְשִׁיח/וֹ֮ לְ/כ֣וֹרֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּי בִֽ/ימִינ֗/וֹ לְ/רַד לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם וּ/מָתְנֵ֥י מְלָכִ֖ים אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ לִ/פְתֹּ֤חַ לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ דְּלָתַ֔יִם וּ/שְׁעָרִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִסָּגֵֽרוּ
English Translation
Thus says the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whom I have taken by the hand to subdue nations before him, and the loins of kings I will loosen, to open before him doors, and the gates shall not be shut.
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Chapter 45 Context
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This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, the one he has anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have gras...
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I will go ahead of you and level the mountains. I will break down bronze gates and cut through iron...
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I will give you hidden treasure, treasure concealed in secret places, so that you can know for sure...
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4
I call you by name and I have given you a title of honor, for the sake of Jacob my servant, and Isra...
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5
I am the Lord, there is no God (Elohim) apart from me. Apart from me there is no God (Elohim). I wil...
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so that everyone, from the east to the west, will know that there is no God (Elohim) apart from me,...
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I create light, and I make darkness, I bring peace and I bring about disaster. I am the Lord and I d...
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8
Let the rain fall from the sky above, let goodness fall from the clouds, let the earth open up to re...
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9
What trouble people face when they fight with their Creator—they're just pots among all the other po...
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10
How bad it would be if you said to your father, “Why did you have me?” or to your mother, “Why was I...
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11
This is what the Lord says, the Holy One of Israel, your Creator: You can ask me about things to com...
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12
I'm the one who made the earth, and I created human beings to live there. It was my hands that stret...
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13
Because I do what's right, I will encourage him and smooth out all the roads he takes. He will rebui...
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14
This is what the Lord says: The productive Egyptians and the Ethiopian traders, as well as the tall...
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15
Yet you are a God (Elohim) who hides himself, God (Elohim) of Israel, Savior.
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16
Everyone who makes idols are ashamed and humiliated, all of them are disgraced.
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17
But Israel will be saved by the Lord with a salvation that lasts forever. You will never be ashamed...
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18
For this is what the Lord says, the God (Elohim) who created the heavens, who formed and made the ea...
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19
I haven't been talking in secret in an obscure place. I didn't tell the descendants of Jacob: Look f...
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20
Gather yourselves together, and come, come close, you refugees of the nations. Aren't they stupid, t...
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21
Discuss this together, and then speak up, present your case. Who predicted this long ago? Who said w...
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22
Everyone on earth, come to me and be saved, for I am God (Elohim) and there is no God (Elohim) apart...
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23
I have sworn by my own self, I have spoken what is right, and I won't ever go back on it. Everyone s...
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24
They will say about me, “Salvation and strength can only be found in the Lord.” Everyone who has fou...
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But in the Lord all the descendants of Israel will be made right, and they will glory in him.
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