Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 45:1-13
1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed,whose right hand I have graspedto subdue nations before him,to disarm kings,to open the doors before him,so that the gates will not be shut:
2“I will go before youand level the mountains;1I will break down the gates of bronzeand cut through the bars of iron.3I will give you the treasures of darknessand the riches hidden in secret places,so that you may know that I am the LORD,the God of Israel, who calls you by name.4For the sake of Jacob My servantand Israel My chosen one,I call you by name;I have given you a title of honor,though you have not known Me.
5I am the LORD, and there is no other;there is no God but Me.I will equip you for battle,though you have not known Me,6so that all may know,from where the sun rises to where it sets,that there is none but Me;I am the LORD, and there is no other.7I form the light and create the darkness;I bring prosperity and create calamity.I, the LORD, do all these things.
8Drip down, O heavens, from above,and let the skies pour down righteousness.Let the earth open up that salvation may sproutand righteousness spring up with it;I, the LORD, have created it.
9Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many.Does the clay ask the potter,‘What are you making?’2Does your work say,‘He has no hands’?10Woe to him who says to his father,‘What have you begotten?’or to his mother,‘What have you brought forth?’”
11Thus says the LORD,the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker:
“Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons,or instruct Me in the work of My hands?12It is I who made the earthand created man upon it.It was My hands that stretched out the heavens,and I ordained all their host.13I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness,and I will make all his ways straight.He will rebuild My cityand set My exiles free,but not for payment or reward,says the LORD of Hosts.”
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 45:2 DSS and LXX; MT level the terrain ↩
- 2. Isaiah 45:9 Cited in Romans 9:20 ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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