Isaiah 45
45
Cyrus, God’s Instrument
1“Thus says the Lord to His anointed,
To #Is. 44:28Cyrus, whose #Ps. 73:23; Is. 41:13right hand I have held—
#Dan. 5:30To subdue nations before him
And #Job 12:21; Is. 45:5loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:
2‘I will go before you
#Is. 40:4And make the crooked places straight;
#Ps. 107:16I will break in pieces the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron.
3I will give you the treasures of darkness
And hidden riches of secret places,
#Is. 41:23That you may know that I, the Lord,
Who #Ex. 33:12call you by your name,
Am the God of Israel.
4For #Is. 44:1Jacob My servant’s sake,
And Israel My elect,
I have even called you by your name;
I have named you, though you have not known Me.
5I #Deut. 4:35; 32:39; Is. 44:8am the Lord, and #Is. 45:14, 18there is no other;
There is no God besides Me.
#Ps. 18:32I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
6#Ps. 102:15; Is. 37:20; Mal. 1:11That they may #(Is. 11:9; 52:10)know from the rising of the sun to its setting
That there is none besides Me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other;
7I form the light and create darkness,
I make peace and #Is. 31:2; 47:11; Amos 3:6create calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.’
8“Rain#Ps. 85:11 down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.
9“Woe to him who strives with #Is. 64:8his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
#Jer. 18:6; Rom. 9:20, 21Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?
10Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What are you begetting?’
Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”
11Thus says the Lord,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker:
#Is. 8:19“Ask Me of things to come concerning #Jer. 31:9My sons;
And concerning #Is. 29:23; 60:21; 64:8the work of My hands, you command Me.
12#Is. 42:5; Jer. 27:5I have made the earth,
And #Gen. 1:26created man on it.
I—My hands—stretched out the heavens,
And #Gen. 2:1; Neh. 9:6all their host I have commanded.
13#Is. 41:2I have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will direct all his ways;
He shall #2 Chr. 36:22; Is. 44:28build My city
And let My exiles go free,
#(Rom. 3:24)Not for price nor reward,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
The Lord, the Only Savior
14Thus says the Lord:
#Ps. 68:31; 72:10, 11; Is. 14:1; 49:23; 60:9, 10, 14, 16; Zech. 8:22, 23“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over #Ps. 149:8in chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, #Jer. 16:19; Zech. 8:20–23; 1 Cor. 14:25‘Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
#Is. 45:5There is no other God.’ ”
15Truly You are God, #Ps. 44:24; Is. 57:17who hide Yourself,
O God of Israel, the Savior!
16They shall be #Is. 44:11ashamed
And also disgraced, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together,
Who are makers of idols.
17#Is. 26:4; (Rom. 11:26)But Israel shall be saved by the Lord
With an #Is. 51:6everlasting salvation;
You shall not be ashamed or #Is. 29:22disgraced
Forever and ever.
18For thus says the Lord,
#Is. 42:5Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it in vain,
Who formed it to be #Gen. 1:26; Ps. 115:16; Acts 17:26inhabited:
#Is. 45:5“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
19I have not spoken in #Deut. 30:11secret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me in vain’;
#Ps. 19:8; Is. 45:23; 63:1I, the Lord, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.
20“Assemble yourselves and come;
Draw near together,
You who have escaped from the nations.
#Is. 44:9; 46:7; Jer. 10:5They have no knowledge,
Who carry the wood of their carved image,
And pray to a god that cannot save.
21Tell and bring forth your case;
Yes, let them take counsel together.
#Is. 41:22; 43:9Who has declared this from ancient time?
Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the Lord?
#Is. 44:8And there is no other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There is none besides Me.
22“Look to Me, and be saved,
#Ps. 22:27; 65:5All you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23#Gen. 22:16; Is. 62:8; (Heb. 6:13)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every #Rom. 14:11; (Phil. 2:10)knee shall bow,
#Deut. 6:13; Ps. 63:11; Is. 19:18; 65:16Every tongue shall take an oath.
24He shall say,
‘Surely in the Lord I have #Is. 54:17; (Jer. 23:5; 1 Cor. 1:30)righteousness and strength.
To Him men shall come,
And #Is. 41:11all shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
25#Is. 45:17In the Lord all the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and #1 Cor. 1:31shall glory.’ ”
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Isaiah 45
45
God Calls Cyrus
(2 Chronicles 36:22–23; Ezra 1:1–4)
1This is what the Lord says to Cyrus His anointed,
whose right hand I have grasped
to subdue nations before him,
to disarm kings,
to open the doors before him,
so that the gates will not be shut:
2“I will go before you
and level the mountains;#45:2 DSS and LXX; MT level the terrain
I will break down the gates of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron.
3I will give you the treasures of darkness
and the riches hidden in secret places,
so that you may know that I am the Lord,
the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
4For the sake of Jacob My servant
and Israel My chosen one,
I call you by name;
I have given you a title of honor,
though you have not known Me.
5I am the Lord, and there is no other;
there is no God but Me.
I will equip you for battle,
though you have not known Me,
6so that all may know,
from where the sun rises to where it sets,
that there is none but Me;
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7I form the light and create the darkness;
I bring prosperity and create calamity.
I, the Lord, do all these things.
8Drip down, O heavens, from above,
and let the skies pour down righteousness.
Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout
and righteousness spring up with it;
I, the Lord, have created it.
9Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—
one clay pot among many.
Does the clay ask the potter,
‘What are you making?’#45:9 Cited in Romans 9:20
Does your work say,
‘He has no hands’?
10Woe to him who says to his father,
‘What have you begotten?’
or to his mother,
‘What have you brought forth?’”
11Thus says the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker:
“How dare you question Me about My sons,
or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
12It is I who made the earth
and created man upon it.
It was My hands that stretched out the heavens,
and I ordained all their host.
13I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness,
and I will make all his ways straight.
He will rebuild My city
and set My exiles free,
but not for payment or reward,
says the Lord of Hosts.”
14This is what the Lord says:
“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,#45:14 That is, the upper Nile region
along with the Sabeans, men of stature,
will come over to you
and will be yours;
they will trudge behind you;
they will come over in chains and bow down to you.
They will confess to you:
‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other;
there is no other God.’”
15Truly You are a God who hides Himself,
O God of Israel, the Savior.
16They will all be put to shame and humiliated;
the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.
17But Israel will be saved by the Lord
with an everlasting salvation;
you will not be put to shame or humiliated,
to ages everlasting.
18For thus says the Lord,
who created the heavens—He is God;
He formed the earth and fashioned it;
He established it;
He did not create it to be empty,
but formed it to be inhabited:
“I am the Lord,
and there is no other.
19I have not spoken in secret,
from a place in a land of darkness.
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob,
‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’
I, the Lord, speak the truth;
I say what is right.
20Come, gather together, and draw near,
you fugitives from the nations.
Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood
and pray to a god that cannot save.
21Speak up and present your case—
yes, let them take counsel together.
Who foretold this long ago?
Who announced it from ancient times?
Was it not I, the Lord?
There is no other God but Me,
a righteous God and Savior;
there is none but Me.
22Turn to Me and be saved,
all the ends of the earth;
for I am God,
and there is no other.
23By Myself I have sworn;
truth has gone out from My mouth,
a word that will not be revoked:
Every knee will bow before Me,
every tongue will swear allegiance.#45:23 Literally every tongue will swear; LXX every tongue will swear by God; cited in Romans 14:11
24Surely they will say of Me,
‘In the Lord alone are righteousness and strength.’”
All who rage against Him
will come to Him and be put to shame.
25In the Lord all descendants of Israel
will be justified and will exult.
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