Isaiah 45

Cyrus, Yahweh’s Anointed

1Thus says Yahweh to Cyrus His anointed,

Whom I have taken hold of by his right hand,

To subdue nations before him

And #45:1 Lit I will open, cf. 45:1bto loose the loins of kings,

To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

2“I will go before you and make the #45:2 Or mountainsrough places smooth;

I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.

3“I will give you the #45:3 Or hoarded treasurestreasures of darkness

And hidden wealth of secret places,

So that you may know that it is I,

Yahweh, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.

4“For the sake of Jacob My servant,

And Israel My chosen one,

I have also called you by your name;

I have given you a title of honor

Though you have not known Me.

5“I am Yahweh, and there is no other;

Besides Me there is no God.

I will #45:5 Or armgird you, though you have not known Me,

6That they may know from the rising to the setting of the sun

That there is no one besides Me.

I am Yahweh, and there is no other,

7The One forming light and creating darkness,

Producing peace and creating calamity;

I am Yahweh who does all these.

Yahweh the Maker

8¶“Drip down, O heavens, from above,

And let the skies pour down righteousness;

Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,

And righteousness #45:8 Or branch forth, cf. 61:11spring up with it.

I, Yahweh, have created it.

9¶“Woe to the one who contends with his #45:9 Lit FashionerMaker—

An earthenware vessel #45:9 Lit withamong the vessels of earth!

Will the clay say to the #45:9 Lit Fashionerpotter, ‘What are you doing?’

Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?

10“Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’

Or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor pains?’ ”

11Thus says Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, and his #45:11 Lit FashionerMaker:

“#45:11 Or Will you ask...?Ask Me about the things that are to come #45:11 Or uponconcerning My sons,

And you shall #45:11 Lit commandcommit to Me the work of My hands.

12“It is I who made the earth and created man upon it.

I stretched out the heavens with My hands,

And I commanded all their host.

13“I have awakened him in righteousness,

And I will make all his ways smooth;

He will build My city and will let My exiles go,

Without any payment or reward,” says Yahweh of hosts.

14Thus says Yahweh,

“The fruit of the labor of Egypt and the profit of #45:14 Or Cush, cf. Gen 10:6Ethiopia

And the Sabeans, men of stature,

Will come over to you and will be yours;

They will walk behind you; they will come over in chains

And will bow down to you;

They will make supplication to you:

‘#45:14 Or God is with you aloneSurely, God is #45:14 Or inwith you, and there is none else,

No other God.’ ”

15Truly, You are a God who hides Himself,

O God of Israel, Savior!

16They will be put to shame and even dishonored, all of them;

The craftsmen of idols will go away together in dishonor.

17Israel has been saved by Yahweh

With an everlasting salvation;

You will not be put to shame or dishonored

To all eternity.

18For thus says Yahweh, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it; He established it and did not create it #45:18 Or in vaina formless place, but formed it to be inhabited),

“I am Yahweh, and there is none else.

19“I have not spoken in secret,

In #45:19 Lit a place of a land of darknesssome dark land;

I did not say to the seed of Jacob,

‘Seek Me in #45:19 Or vaina formless place’;

I, Yahweh, speak righteousness,

Declaring things that are upright.

20¶“Gather yourselves and come;

Draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations;

They do not know,

Who carry about their graven image of wood

And pray to a god who cannot save.

21“Declare and draw near with your case;

Indeed, let them consult together.

Who has made this heard from of old?

Who has long since declared it?

Is it not I, Yahweh?

And there is no other God besides Me,

A righteous God and a Savior;

There is none except Me.

22“Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth;

For I am God, and there is no other.

23“I have sworn by Myself,

The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness

And will not turn back,

That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.

24“They will say of Me, ‘Only in Yahweh are righteousness and strength.’

Men will come to Him,

And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

25“In Yahweh all the seed of Israel

Will be justified and will boast.”

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Isaiah 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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