Isaiah 45:1-2

Cyrus, God’s Instrument

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

fI will break in pieces the doors of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron,
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