New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 45:1-8
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.
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.
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 45:1 Is 44:28 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 45:1 Ps 73:23; Is 41:13; 42:6 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 45:1 Is 41:2, 25; Jer 50:3, 35; 51:11, 20, 24 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 45:1 Lit I will loose ↩
- 5. Isaiah 45:1 Job 12:21; Is 45:5 ↩
- 6. Isaiah 45:2 Is 40:4 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 45:2 Another reading is mountains ↩
- 8. Isaiah 45:2 Ps 107:16 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 45:2 Jer 51:30 ↩
- 10. Isaiah 45:3 Or hoarded treasures ↩
- 11. Isaiah 45:3 Jer 41:8; 50:37 ↩
- 12. Isaiah 45:3 Ex 33:12, 17; Is 43:1; 49:1 ↩
- 13. Isaiah 45:4 Is 41:8, 9; 44:1 ↩
- 14. Isaiah 45:4 Is 43:1 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 45:4 Acts 17:23 ↩
- 16. Isaiah 45:5 Is 45:6, 14, 18, 21; 46:9 ↩
- 17. Isaiah 45:5 Is 44:6, 8 ↩
- 18. Isaiah 45:5 Or embrace ↩
- 19. Isaiah 45:5 Ps 18:39 ↩
- 20. Isaiah 45:6 Ps 102:15; Mal 1:11 ↩
- 21. Isaiah 45:6 Is 45:5 ↩
- 22. Isaiah 45:7 Is 42:16 ↩
- 23. Isaiah 45:7 Ps 104:20; 105:28 ↩
- 24. Isaiah 45:7 Or peace ↩
- 25. Isaiah 45:7 Is 31:2; 47:11; Amos 3:6 ↩
- 26. Isaiah 45:8 Ps 72:6; Hos 10:12; 14:5; Joel 3:18 ↩
- 27. Isaiah 45:8 Ps 85:11 ↩
- 28. Isaiah 45:8 Is 60:21; 61:11 ↩
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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