Isaiah 41:25

25 aI stirred up one from the north, and he has come,
bfrom the rising of the sun, cand he shall call upon my name;
he shall trample on rulers as on mortar,
as the potter treads clay.

Isaiah 45:1-5

Cyrus, God’s Instrument

1 Thus says the Lord to dhis anointed, to Cyrus,
ewhose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and fto loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be closed:
2I will go before you
and glevel the exalted places,
Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint  level the mountains

iI will break in pieces the doors of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron,
3 jI will give you the treasures of darkness
and the hoards in secret places,
that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
the God of Israel, kwho call you by your name.
4For the sake of my servant Jacob,
and Israel my chosen,
lI call you by your name,
mI name you, though you do not know me.
5 nI am the Lord, and there is no other,
besides me there is no God;
oI equip you, though you do not know me,
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