{"book":"Isaiah","slug":"isaiah","ch":45,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Isaiah","prev":"isaiah/44","next":"isaiah/46","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"This 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:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"whose right hand I have grasped"},{"style":"indent1","t":"to subdue nations before him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to disarm kings,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"to open the doors before him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"so that the gates will not be shut:"}],"h":"God Calls Cyrus","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"“ I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.","f":["DSS and LXX; MT level the terrain"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ I will go before you"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and level the mountains;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"I will break down the gates of bronze"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and cut through the bars of iron."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":3,"t":"I 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will give you the treasures of darkness"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the riches hidden in secret places,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"so that you may know that I [am] the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the God of Israel, who calls you by name."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"For 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For the sake of Jacob My servant"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and Israel My chosen one,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"I call you by name;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I have given you a title of honor,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"though you have not known Me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"I 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,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"I am the LORD, and there is no other;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"there is no God but Me."},{"style":"indent1","t":"I will equip you for battle,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"though you have not known Me,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"so 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"so that all may know,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"from where the sun rises to where it sets,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"that there is none but Me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I am the LORD, and there is no other."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I form the light and create the darkness;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I bring prosperity and create calamity."},{"style":"indent2","t":"I, the LORD, do all these things."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"Drip 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Drip down, O heavens, from above,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and let the skies pour down righteousness."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and righteousness spring up with it;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I, the LORD, have created it."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker — one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter,‘ What are you making?’ Does your work say,‘ He has no hands ’?","f":["Cited in Romans 9:20"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"one clay pot among many."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Does the clay ask the potter,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"‘ What are you making?’"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Does your work say,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"‘ He has no hands ’?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":10,"t":"Woe to him who says to his father,‘ What have you begotten?’ or to his mother,‘ What have you brought forth?’”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Woe to him who says to his father,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"‘ What have you begotten?’"},{"style":"indent1","t":"or to his mother,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"‘ What have you brought forth?’”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker:“ Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Thus says the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or instruct Me in the work of My hands?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":12,"t":"It 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"It is I who made the earth"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and created man upon it."},{"style":"indent1","t":"It was My hands that stretched out the heavens,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and I ordained all their host."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"I 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.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will raise up [Cyrus] in righteousness,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and I will make all his ways [straight]."},{"style":"indent1","t":"He will rebuild My city"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and set My exiles free,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"but not for payment [or] reward,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"says the LORD of Hosts.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"This is what the LORD says:“ The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, 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.’”","f":["That is, the upper Nile region"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"This is what the LORD says:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"along with the Sabeans, men of stature,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"will come over to you"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and will be yours;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"they will trudge behind you;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they will come over in chains and bow down to you."},{"style":"indent1","t":"They will confess to you:"},{"style":"indent2","t":"‘ God is indeed with you, and there is no other;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"there is no other God.’”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Truly You are a God who hides Himself,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"O God of Israel, the Savior."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They will all be put to shame and humiliated;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"[But] Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"[But] Israel will be saved by the LORD"},{"style":"indent2","t":"with an everlasting salvation;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"you will not be put to shame or humiliated,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to ages everlasting."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"For 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"For thus says the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who created the heavens — He [is] God;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"He formed the earth and fashioned it;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He established it;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"He did not create it to be empty,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but formed it to be inhabited:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ I am the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and there is no other."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":19,"t":"I 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I have not spoken in secret,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"from a place in a land of darkness."},{"style":"indent1","t":"I did not say to the descendants of Jacob,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"‘ Seek Me in a wasteland.’"},{"style":"indent1","t":"I, the LORD, speak the truth;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I say what is right."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"Come, 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Come, gather together, and draw near,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"you fugitives from the nations."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Ignorant [are] those who carry idols of wood"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and pray to a god that cannot save."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":21,"t":"Speak 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Speak up and present your case —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"yes, let them take counsel together."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Who foretold this long ago?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Who announced it from ancient times?"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Was it not I, the LORD?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"There is no other God but Me,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"a righteous God and Savior;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"there is none but Me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I [am] God, and there is no other.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Turn to Me and be saved,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"all the ends of the earth;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"for I [am] God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and there is no other."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":23,"t":"By 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].","f":["Literally every tongue will swear; LXX every tongue will swear by God; cited in Romans 14:11"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"By Myself I have sworn;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"truth has gone out from My mouth,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a word that will not be revoked:"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Every knee will bow before Me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"every tongue will swear [allegiance]."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"Surely 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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Surely they will say of Me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"‘ In the LORD alone [are] righteousness and strength.’”"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"All who rage against Him"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will come to Him and be put to shame."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"In the LORD all descendants of Israel"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will be justified and will exult."}],"style":"indent1"}]}