Isaiah 45:1-7

1Thus says Adonai to His anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him, to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him so that gates may not be shut.

2I will go before you and make crooked places straight. I will shatter bronze doors and cut through iron bars.

3I will give you treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, so you may know that I am Adonai, 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 name, I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.

5I am Adonai—there is no other. Besides Me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known Me,

6so they may know, from the rising to the setting of the sun, that there is no one besides Me. I am Adonai—there is no other.

7I form light and create darkness. I make shalom and create calamity. I, Adonai, do all these things.