Isa 45 | ABEn | STEP | Thus says the lord God to my anointed Cyrus, whose [ 2 I held 1 right hand ], [ 2 to heed 3 before 4 him 1 for nations]; and the strength of kings I will tear up; I will open [ 2 before 3 him 1 doors], and gates shall not be closed up.

Isaiah 45

CHAPTER 45 Cyrus The LORD's Anointed

1 Thus says the lord God to my anointed Cyrus, whose [²I held ¹right hand], [²to heed ³before ⁴him ¹for nations]; and the strength of kings I will tear up; I will open [²before ³him ¹doors], and gates shall not be closed up. 2 I [²before ³you ¹will go], and [²mountains ¹I shall level]. [²the doors ³of brass ¹I shall break], and bars of iron I break in pieces. 3 And I shall give to you treasures -- obscure, concealed, unseen. I will open to you that you should know that I am the lord your God, the one calling your name, the God of Israel. 4 Because of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I shall call you by your name, and favorably receive you; though you did not know me. 5 For I am the lord God, and there is not yet besides me -- there is not a god. I strengthened you, and you did not know me; 6 that [⁹should know ¹the ones ²from ³the east ⁴sun ⁵and ⁶the ones ⁷from ⁸the west] that there is not one besides me. I am the lord God, and there is not any more. 7 I am the one carefully preparing light, and I made darkness; the one making peace, and the one creating bad things. I am the lord God, the one doing all these things. 8 Let [⁴be glad ¹the ²heaven ³above], and [²the ³clouds ¹let] sprinkle righteousness! Let [³arise ¹the ²earth], and burst forth mercy! And let righteousness burst forth together! I am the lord, the one creating you. 9 What made better mortar of a potter? Will the one plowing plow the earth the entire day? Will [³say ¹the ²mortar] to the potter, What do you do that you do not work, nor have hands? 10 Woe the one saying to the father, Why shall you engender me? and to the mother, Why shall you travail? 11 For thus says the lord God, the holy one of Israel, the one making the coming things, Ask me concerning my sons. And concerning the works of my hands, shall you give charge to me! 12 I made the earth, and man upon it. I [⁴by ⁵my hand ¹solidified ²the ³heaven]. I [²to all ³the ⁴stars ¹gave charge]. 13 I raised him with righteousness as king, and all his ways are straight. He shall build my city, and the captivity of my people he shall return. Not by ransoms, nor by gifts, said the lord of Hosts. 14 Thus says the lord of Hosts, Egypt tired for you, and the trade of the Ethiopians and the Sabeans, [²men ¹haughty ⁴over ⁵you ³shall pass], and they will be your servants; and [²after ³you ¹they shall follow] being tied in manacles, and they shall pass over to you, and shall do obeisance to you, and [²to ³you ¹they shall pray], for [³among ⁴you ¹God ²is], and there is no God besides you. 15 For you are God, and we did not know -- God of Israel, the deliverer. 16 [⁵shall be ashamed ⁶and ⁷shall feel remorse ¹all ²the ones ³being an adversary ⁴to him]; and they shall go in shame. Be dedicated to me, O islands. 17 Israel is delivered by the lord [²deliverance ¹with an eternal]; they shall not be ashamed, nor should they feel remorse unto the eon still. 18 For thus says the lord, the one making the heaven, this God, the one introducing the earth and making it; he separated it, [²not ⁵empty ¹he did ³make ⁴it], but [³to dwell in ¹he shaped ²it]; I am the lord, and there is none beside. 19 [²not ⁴in ⁵secret ¹I have ³spoken], nor in a place of the earth that is dark. I did not tell to the seed of Jacob, [²a vain thing ¹Seek]! I am the lord, the one speaking righteousness, and announcing truth.

False Gods

20 Gather together and come! Consult together! O ones being delivered from the nations. They are not knowing, the ones lifting [²wood ³carving ¹their], and praying to a god which does not deliver. 21 The ones that shall announce, let them approach that they should know together, who audibly did these things. From the beginning from then it was announced to you. Am I not the lord God? There is no other besides me -- just and a deliverer. There is none besides me. 22 Turn unto me! and you shall be delivered, O ones from the end of the earth. I am God, and there is no other. 23 According to myself I swear by an oath, that [²shall come forth ³from out of ⁴my mouth ¹righteousness]; my words shall not be perverted. For [³shall bend to me ¹every ²knee], and [³shall swear by an oath ¹every ²tongue] by God, 24 saying, Righteousness and glory [²to ³him ¹shall come]; and [⁶shall be ashamed ¹all ²the ones ³of them being separated ⁴from ⁵the lord]. 25 They shall be justified, and in God they shall be glorified -- all the seed of the sons of Israel.