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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:3

I will give thee the treasures of darkness ; i.e. "treasures stored in dark places"—"bidden treasures." Treasuries were built for greater security without windows. Of the treasures which fell into the hands of Cyrus, the greatest were probably those of Babylon (Herod; 1.183) and of Sardis (Xen; 'Cyrop.,' 7.2, § 11). The value of the latter has been estimated at above one hundred and twenty-six millions sterling. That thou mayest know ; or, acknowledge . If these documents are accepted... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:2

I will go before thee - To prepare the way for conquest, a proof that it is by the providence of God that the proud conquerors of the earth are enabled to triumph. The idea is, I will take away everything that would retard or oppose your victorious march.And make the crooked paths straight - (See the note at Isaiah 40:4). The Chaldee renders this, ‘My word shall go before thee, and I will prostrate the walls.’ Lowth renders it, ‘Make the mountains plain.’ Noyes, ‘Make the high places plain.’... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:3

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness - The treasures which kings have amassed, and which they have laid up in dark and secure places. The word ‘darkness,’ here, means that which was hidden, unknown, secret (compare Job 12:22). The treasures of the kings of the East were usually hidden in some obscure and strong place, and were not to be touched except in cases of pressing necessity. Alexander found vast quantities of treasure thus hidden among the Persians; and it was by taking such... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:2-3

Isaiah 45:2-3. I will go before thee To remove all obstructions, and prepare the way for thee. “The divine protection which attended Cyrus, and rendered his expedition against Babylon easy and prosperous, is finely expressed by this highly poetical image of God’s going before him, and making the mountains level.” I will break in pieces the gates of brass I will destroy all that oppose thee, and carry thee through the greatest difficulties. “Abydenus says that the wall of Babylon had... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-19

God uses Cyrus (45:1-19)Cyrus’s many victories, and the power and wealth he gained through them, were all planned by God. God was preparing the way so that Cyrus could conquer Babylon and release the Jews. Throughout these events, Cyrus did not know God and was unaware that God was using him to carry out his purposes for Israel (45:1-4).To Cyrus, his release of the captive Jews was a relatively minor event in his long and glorious career, but in the eyes of God it was the purpose for which he... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 45:2

straight = level. break in pieces = shiver. gates of brass. Herodotus (i. 180) tells us that the gates leading to the river were of brass. cut in sunder =. smash. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 45:3

call thee by thy name. Only four named by Divine prophecy before birth: Isaac (Genesis 17:19 ); Solomon (1 Chronicles 22:9 ); Josiah (1 Kings 13:2 ); and Cyrus, 137 years before his birth. See App-50 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 45:1-3

Isaiah 45:1-3. Thus saith the Lord— See ch. Isaiah 41:2-3. Cyrus is called the Lord's anointed; that is to say, appointed by the divine counsel to perform God's good pleasure, and furnished for that purpose by the divine providence with the necessary endowments. Whose right hand I have holden, should rather be rendered, Whose right hand I have taken hold of. See ch. Isaiah 41:6. To loose the loins of kings, signifies, to render them weak and infirm, unprepared and unable to oppose Cyrus. Comp.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:2

2. crooked . . . straight— (Isaiah 40:4), rather, "maketh mountains plain" [LOWTH], that is, clear out of thy way all opposing persons and things. The Keri reads as in Isaiah 45:13, "make straight" (Margin). gates of brass— (Isaiah 45:13- :). HERODOTUS (1.179) says, Babylon had a hundred massive gates, twenty-five on each of the four sides of the city, all, as well as their posts, of brass. bars of iron—with which the gates were fastened. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:3

3. treasures of darkness—that is, hidden in subterranean places; a common Oriental practice. Sorcerers pretended to be able to show where such treasures were to be found; in opposition to their pretensions, God says, He will really give hidden treasures to Cyrus (Jeremiah 50:37; Jeremiah 51:13). PLINY (Natural History,, 33:3) says that Cyrus obtained from the conquest of Asia thirty-four thousand pounds weight of gold, besides golden vases, and five hundred thousand talents of silver, and the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 45:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 45:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 45:1-3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:3

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