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

1Thus says the Lord to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. 3I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. 4For the sake of Jacob My servant, And Israel My chosen one, I have also called you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have not known Me.

Isaiah 45:2 word by word

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

• I will goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• makeיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
• roughהָדַרhâdar · to honorH1921
• shatterשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• of bronzeנְחוּשָׁהnechûshâh nechûshâh · bronzeH5154
• and cutגָּדַעgâda‛ · to cut down/offH1438
• their ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280

Cross-references for Isaiah 45:2

• Isaiah 13:4A sound of tumult on the mountains, Like that of many people! A sound of the uproar of kingdoms, Of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts is mustering the army for battle.
• Isaiah 40:4Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone.”
• Acts 1:15At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said,
• Luke 3:5Every ravine will be filled, And every mountain and hill will be brought low; The crooked will become straight, And the rough roads smooth;
• Psalms 107:16For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder.

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