Isaiah 45

God Uses Cyrus

1ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559 to 1CyrusH3566 His anointedH4899, WhomH834 I have takenH2388 by the rightH3225 2handH3225, To 3subdueH7286 nationsH1471 beforeH6440 him And 4to 5undoH6605 the weapons belt on the waistH4975 of kingsH4428; To openH6605 doorsH1817 beforeH6440 him so that gatesH8179 will not be shutH5462:2“I will goH1980 beforeH6440 you and 6makeH3474 the 7roughH1921 placesH1921 smoothH3474; I will 8shatterH7665 the doorsH1817 of bronzeH5154 and cutH1438 throughH1438 their ironH1270 9barsH1280.3I will giveH5414 you the 1011treasuresH214 of darknessH2822 And hiddenH4301 wealthH4301 of secretH4565 placesH4565, So that you may knowH3045 that it is I, The LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, who 12callsH7121 you by your nameH8034.4For the sakeH4616 of 13JacobH3290 My servantH5650, And IsraelH3478 My chosenH972 one, I have also 14calledH7121 you by your nameH8034; I have givenH3655 you aH3655 titleH3655 ofH3655 honorH3655 Though you have 15not knownH3045 Me.5I am the LordH3068, and 16thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH369 elseH5750; 17ThereH369 isH369 noH369 GodH430 exceptH2108 Me. I will 1819armH247 you, though you have not knownH3045 Me,6SoH4616 thatH4616 20people may knowH3045 from the risingH4217 to the settingH4628 of the sunH8121 That there is 21noH657 oneH657 besidesH1107 Me. I am the LordH3068, and thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH369 elseH5750,7The One 22formingH3335 lightH216 and 23creatingH1254 darknessH2822, CausingH6213 24well-beingH7965 and 25creatingH1254 disasterH7451; I am the LordH3068 who doesH6213 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH428.

God’s Supreme Power

8“26DripH7491 downH7491, heavensH8064, from aboveH4605, And let the cloudsH7834 pourH5140 downH5140 righteousnessH6664; Let the 27earthH776 openH6605 upH6605 and salvationH3468 bearH6509 fruitH6509, 28And righteousnessH6666 sproutH6779 with it. I, the LordH3068, have createdH1254 it.

9“WoeH1945 to the one who 29quarrelsH7378 with 30his MakerH3335-- A pieceH2789 ofH2789 potteryH2789 31amongH854 the other earthenwareH127 potteryH2789 piecesH2789! Will the 32clayH2563 sayH559 to the 33potterH3335, ‘WhatH4100 are you doingH6213?’ Or the thingH6467 you are makingH6467 say, ‘He hasH369 noH369 handsH3027’?10WoeH1945 to him who saysH559 to a fatherH1, ‘WhatH4100 are you fatheringH3205?’ Or to a womanH802, ‘To whatH4100 are you 34givingH2342 birthH2342?’”

11ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the 35LordH3068 saysH559, the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 and 36his 37MakerH3335: “3839AskH7592 Me aboutH5921 the thingsH857 toH857 comeH857 40concerningH5921 My 41sonsH1121, And you shall commitH6680 to Me 42the workH6467 of My handsH3027.12It is I who 43madeH6213 the earthH776, and createdH1254 mankindH120 upon it. I 44stretchedH5186 outH5186 the heavensH8064 with My handsH3027, And I 45ordainedH6680 46allH3605 their 47lightsH6635.13I have stirredH5782 him in 48righteousnessH6664, And I will 49makeH3474 allH3605 his waysH1870 smoothH3474. He will 50buildH1129 My cityH5892 and letH7971 My exilesH1546 goH7971 51freeH7971, WithoutH3808 any paymentH4242 or rewardH7810,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635.

14ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “The 52productsH3018 of 53EgyptH4714 and the merchandiseH5504 of 5455CushH3568 And the SabeansH5436, menH376 of statureH4060, Will 56comeH5674 overH5674 to you and will be yours; They will walkH1980 behindH310 you, they will comeH5674 overH5674 in 57chainsH2203 And will 58bowH2331 downH2331 to you; They will pleadH6419 with you: ‘5960GodH410 certainlyH389 is 61with you, and 62thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH369 elseH5750, NoH657 otherH657 GodH430.’”15TrulyH403, You are a GodH410 who 63hidesH5641 Himself, GodH430 of IsraelH3478, 64SaviorH3467!16They will be 65putH954 toH954 shameH954 and evenH1571 humiliatedH3637, allH3605 of them; The 66manufacturersH2796 of idolsH6736 will goH1980 away togetherH3164 in humiliationH3639.17IsraelH3478 has been savedH3467 by the LordH3068 With an 67everlastingH5769 salvationH8668; You 68will not be putH954 toH954 shameH954 or humiliatedH3637 To allH5703 eternityH5769.

18For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559, He who 69createdH1254 the heavensH8064 (He is the GodH430 who 70formedH3335 the earthH776 and madeH6213 it, He establishedH3559 it and did not createH1254 it 71as a 72wasteH8414 placeH8414, but formedH3335 it to be 73inhabitedH3427): “I am the LordH3068, and 74thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH369 elseH5750.1975I have not spokenH1696 in secretH5643, In 76someH4725 darkH2822 landH776; I did not sayH559 to the 7778offspringH2233 of JacobH3290, ‘79SeekH1245 Me in 80a wastelandH8414’; I, the LordH3068, 81speakH1696 righteousnessH6664, 82DeclaringH5046 thingsH4339 thatH4339 areH4339 rightH4339.

20“83GatherH6908 yourselves and comeH935; ComeH5066 togetherH3164, you survivorsH6412 of the nationsH1471! 84They haveH3045 noH3808 knowledgeH3045, Who 85carryH5375 aroundH5375 86their woodenH6086 idolH6459 And 87prayH6419 to a godH410 who cannotH3808 saveH3467.2188DeclareH5046 and presentH5066 your case; IndeedH637, let them consultH3289 togetherH3164. 89WhoH4310 has announcedH8085 thisH2088 longH6924 agoH6924? Who has longH3975 sinceH3975 declaredH5046 it? Is it not I, the LordH3068? And thereH369 isH369 90noH369 otherH5750 GodH430 besidesH4480H1107 Me, A righteousH6662 GodH410 and a 91SaviorH3467; ThereH369 isH369 noneH369 exceptH2108 Me.2292TurnH6437 to Me and 93be savedH3467, allH3605 the endsH657 of the earthH776; For I am GodH410, and thereH369 isH369 noH369 otherH5750.2394I have swornH7650 by Myself; The 95wordH1697 has goneH3318 outH3318 from My mouthH6310 in righteousnessH6666 And will not turnH7725 backH7725, That to Me 96everyH3605 kneeH1290 will bowH3766, everyH3605 tongueH3956 will 97swearH7650 allegiance.24They will sayH559 of Me, ‘OnlyH389 98in the LordH3068 are righteousnessH6666 and strengthH5797.’ People will comeH935 to Him, And 99allH3605 who wereH2734 angryH2734 at Him will be putH954 toH954 shameH954.25In the LordH3068 allH3605 the offspringH2233 of IsraelH3478 Will be 100justifiedH6663 and will 101boastH1984.”