Isaiah 45:2

Isaiah 45:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
• New International Version (NIV)I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.

Context of Isaiah 45:2

1The Lord says this to Cyrus, his anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and disarm kings, to open doors before him, and even city gates will not be shut: “I will go before you and level the uneven places; I will shatter the bronze doors and cut the iron bars in two. 3I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches from secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord. I am the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. 4I call you by your name, for the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel my chosen one. I give a name to you, though you do not know me.

Isaiah 45:2 word by word

אֲנִי֙ לְפָנֶ֣יךָ אֵלֵ֔ךְ וַהֲדוּרִ֖ים אֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר דַּלְת֤וֹת נְחוּשָׁה֙ אֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר וּבְרִיחֵ֥י בַרְזֶ֖ל אֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee, and makeיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
• the crooked placesהָדַרhâdar · to honorH1921
• I will break in piecesשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the gatesדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• of brassנְחוּשָׁהnechûshâh nechûshâh · bronzeH5154
• and cut in sunderגָּדַעgâda‛ · to cut down/offH1438
• the barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
• of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270

Cross-references for Isaiah 45:2

• Isaiah 13:4Listen, a commotion on the mountains, like that of a mighty people! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations being gathered together! The Lord of Armies is mobilizing an army for war.
• Isaiah 40:4Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the uneven ground will become smooth and the rough places, a plain.
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them, and I will not abandon them.
• Acts 1:15In those days Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters — the number of people who were together was about a hundred twenty — and said,
• Luke 3:5Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low; the crooked will become straight, the rough ways smooth,
• Psalms 107:16For he has broken down the bronze gates and cut through the iron bars.

Commentaries on Isaiah 45:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The crooked places "The mountains" - For הדורים hodurim, crooked places, a word not easily accounted for in this place, the Septuagint read הררים hararim, , the mountains. Two MSS. have הדרים hadarim, without the ו vau, which is hardly distinguishable from the reading of the Septuagint. The Divine protection that attended Cyrus, and rendered his expedition against Babylon easy and prosperous is finely expressed by God's going before him, and making the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I will go before thee - To prepare the way for conquest, a proof that it is by the providence of God that the proud conquerors of the earth are enabled to triumph. The idea is, I will take away everything that would retard or oppose your victorious march. And make the crooked paths straight - (See the note at Isaiah 40:4). The Chaldee renders this, My word shall go before thee, and I will prostrate the walls.‘ Lowth renders it, Make the mountains plain.‘…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The Lord alone is sovereign over history. He raised up Cyrus of Persia to execute judgment on Babylon and restore Israel to the Holy Land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. crooked ... straight--(Is 40:4), rather, "maketh mountains plain" [Lowth], that is, clear out of thy way all opposing persons and things. The Keri reads as in Is 45:13, "make straight" (Margin). gates of brass--(Psa 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 45:2

• Babylon
• Brass
• Call
• Cyrus
• Gates
• Isaiah
• Persia

In the dictionaries

• Anointed
• Bar
• Confusion
• Elect
• Gate
• Lock
• Look
• Bar (2)
• Bolt
• Crooked

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