<h3>God Uses Cyrus</h3>45 <poetry>This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to undo the weapons belt on the waist of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: </poetry> 2 <poetry>“I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. </poetry> 3 <poetry>I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. </poetry> 4 <poetry>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. </poetry> 5 <poetry>I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and there is no one else; There is no God except Me. I will arm you, though you have not known Me, </poetry> 6 <poetry>So that people may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and there is no one else, </poetry> 7 <poetry>The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating disaster; I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> who does all these things.</poetry> <h3>God’s Supreme Power</h3> 8 <poetry>“ Drip down, heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness sprout with it. I, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, have created it.<poetry></poetry> 9 <poetry>“Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker— A piece of pottery among the other earthenware pottery pieces! Will the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’ Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’? </poetry> 10 <poetry>Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you fathering?’ Or to a woman, ‘To what are you giving birth?’”</poetry> 11 This is what the Lord says, the Holy One of Israel and his Maker:<poetry>“ Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands. 12 <poetry>It is I who made the earth, and created mankind upon it. I stretched out the heavens with My hands, And I ordained all their lights. </poetry> 13 <poetry>I have stirred him in righteousness, And I will make all his ways smooth. He will build My city and let My exiles go free, Without any payment or reward,” says the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of armies.</poetry> 14 This is what the Lord says:<poetry>“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush 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 plead with you: ‘ God certainly is with you, and there is no one else, No other God.’” 15 <poetry>Truly, You are a God who hides Himself, God of Israel, Savior! </poetry> 16 <poetry>They will be put to shame and even humiliated, all of them; The manufacturers of idols will go away together in humiliation. </poetry> 17 <poetry>Israel has been saved by the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> With an everlasting salvation; You will not be put to shame or humiliated To all eternity.</poetry> 18 For this is what the Lord says, He who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it as a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited):<poetry>“I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and there is no one else. 19 <poetry> I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘ Seek Me in a wasteland’; I, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, speak righteousness, Declaring things that are right.<poetry></poetry> 20 <poetry>“ Gather yourselves and come; Come together, you survivors of the nations! They have no knowledge, Who carry around their wooden idol And pray to a god who cannot save. </poetry> 21 <poetry> Declare and present your case; Indeed, let them consult together. Who has announced this long ago? Who has long since declared it? Is it not I, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>? And there is no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a Savior; There is none except Me. </poetry> 22 <poetry> Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other. </poetry> 23 <poetry> I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance. </poetry> 24 <poetry>They will say of Me, ‘Only in the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> are righteousness and strength.’ People will come to Him, And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame. </poetry> 25 <poetry>In the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> all the offspring of Israel Will be justified and will boast.”</poetry>

Isaiah 45:1

This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says to <cr>1</cr>Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right <cr>2</cr>hand, To <cr>3</cr>subdue nations before him And <ft>1</ft>to <cr>4</cr>undo the weapons belt on the waist of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

“I will go before you and <cr>1</cr>make the <ft>1</ft>rough places smooth; I will <cr>2</cr>shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron <cr>3</cr>bars.

Isaiah 45:2

I will give you the <ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr>treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, the God of Israel, who <cr>2</cr>calls you by your name.

Isaiah 45:3

For the sake of <cr>1</cr>Jacob My servant, And Israel My chosen one, I have also <cr>2</cr>called you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have <cr>3</cr>not known Me.

Isaiah 45:4

I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and <cr>1</cr>there is no one else; <cr>2</cr>There is no God except Me. I will <cr>3</cr><ft>1</ft>arm you, though you have not known Me,

Isaiah 45:5

So that <cr>1</cr>people may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is <cr>2</cr>no one besides Me. I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and there is no one else,

Isaiah 45:6

The One <cr>1</cr>forming light and <cr>2</cr>creating darkness, Causing <ft>1</ft>well-being and <cr>3</cr>creating disaster; I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> who does all these things.

Isaiah 45:7

Isaiah 45:8

“<cr>1</cr>Drip down, heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the <cr>2</cr>earth open up and salvation bear fruit, <cr>3</cr>And righteousness sprout with it. I, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, have created it.<pb/><poetry>

“Woe to the one who <cr>1</cr>quarrels with <ft>1</ft>his Maker— A piece of pottery <ft>2</ft>among the other earthenware pottery pieces! Will the <cr>2</cr>clay say to the <ft>3</ft>potter, ‘What are you doing?’ Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?

Isaiah 45:9

Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you fathering?’ Or to a woman, ‘To what are you <ft>1</ft>giving birth?’”

Isaiah 45:10

This is what the <cr>1</cr>Lord says, the Holy One of Israel and <ft>1</ft>his <cr>2</cr>Maker:<pb/><poetry>“<ft>2</ft><cr>3</cr>Ask Me about the things to come <ft>3</ft>concerning My <cr>4</cr>sons, And you shall commit to Me <cr>5</cr>the work of My hands.

Isaiah 45:11

It is I who <cr>1</cr>made the earth, and created mankind upon it. I <cr>2</cr>stretched out the heavens with My hands, And I <ft>1</ft>ordained <cr>3</cr>all their <ft>2</ft>lights.

Isaiah 45:12

I have stirred him in <cr>1</cr>righteousness, And I will <cr>2</cr>make all his ways smooth. He will <cr>3</cr>build My city and let My exiles go <cr>4</cr>free, Without any payment or reward,” says the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> of armies.

Isaiah 45:13

This is what the Lord says:<pb/><poetry>“The <ft>1</ft>products of <cr>1</cr>Egypt and the merchandise of <ft>2</ft><cr>2</cr>Cush And the Sabeans, men of stature, Will <cr>3</cr>come over to you and will be yours; They will walk behind you, they will come over in <cr>4</cr>chains And will <cr>5</cr>bow down to you; They will plead with you: ‘<ft>3</ft><cr>6</cr>God certainly is <ft>4</ft>with you, and <cr>7</cr>there is no one else, No other God.’”

Isaiah 45:14

Truly, You are a God who <cr>1</cr>hides Himself, God of Israel, <cr>2</cr>Savior!

Isaiah 45:15

They will be <cr>1</cr>put to shame and even humiliated, all of them; The <cr>2</cr>manufacturers of idols will go away together in humiliation.

Isaiah 45:16

Israel has been saved by the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> With an <cr>1</cr>everlasting salvation; You <cr>2</cr>will not be put to shame or humiliated To all eternity.

Isaiah 45:17

For this is what the Lord says, He who <cr>1</cr>created the heavens (He is the God who <cr>2</cr>formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it <ft>1</ft>as a <cr>3</cr>waste place, but formed it to be <cr>4</cr>inhabited):<pb/><poetry>“I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and <cr>5</cr>there is no one else.

Isaiah 45:18

<cr>1</cr>I have not spoken in secret, In <ft>1</ft>some dark land; I did not say to the <ft>2</ft><cr>2</cr>offspring of Jacob, ‘<cr>3</cr>Seek Me in <ft>3</ft>a wasteland’; I, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <cr>4</cr>speak righteousness, <cr>5</cr>Declaring things that are right.<pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 45:19

“<cr>1</cr>Gather yourselves and come; Come together, you survivors of the nations! <cr>2</cr>They have no knowledge, Who <cr>3</cr>carry around <ft>1</ft>their wooden idol And <cr>4</cr>pray to a god who cannot save.

Isaiah 45:20

<cr>1</cr>Declare and present your case; Indeed, let them consult together. <cr>2</cr>Who has announced this long ago? Who has long since declared it? Is it not I, the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>? And there is <cr>3</cr>no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a <cr>4</cr>Savior; There is none except Me.

Isaiah 45:21

<cr>1</cr>Turn to Me and <cr>2</cr>be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:22

<cr>1</cr>I have sworn by Myself; The <cr>2</cr>word has gone out from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me <cr>3</cr>every knee will bow, every tongue will <cr>4</cr>swear allegiance.

Isaiah 45:23

They will say of Me, ‘Only <cr>1</cr>in the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> are righteousness and strength.’ People will come to Him, And <cr>2</cr>all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

Isaiah 45:24

In the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> all the offspring of Israel Will be <cr>1</cr>justified and will <cr>2</cr>boast.”

Isaiah 45:25

 1 This is what the Lord says to  Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right  hand, To  subdue nations before him And  to  undo the weapons belt on the waist of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:  2 “I will go before you and  make the  rough places smooth; I will  shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron  bars.  3 I will give you the   treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The Lord, 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 the Lord, and  there is no one else;  There is no God except Me. I will   arm you, though you have not known Me,  6 So that  people may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is  no one besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no one else,  7 The One  forming light and  creating darkness, Causing  well-being and  creating disaster; I am the Lord who does all these things. 8 “ Drip down, heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the  earth open up and salvation bear fruit,  And righteousness sprout with it. I, the Lord, have created it.  9 “Woe to the one who  quarrels with  his Maker— A piece of pottery  among the other earthenware pottery pieces! Will the  clay say to the  potter, ‘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 fathering?’ Or to a woman, ‘To what are you  giving birth?’” 11 This is what the  Lord says, the Holy One of Israel and  his  Maker: “  Ask Me about the things to come  concerning My  sons, And you shall commit to Me  the work of My hands.  12 It is I who  made the earth, and created mankind upon it. I  stretched out the heavens with My hands, And I  ordained  all their  lights.  13 I have stirred him in  righteousness, And I will  make all his ways smooth. He will  build My city and let My exiles go  free, Without any payment or reward,” says the Lord of armies. 14 This is what the Lord says: “The  products of  Egypt and the merchandise of   Cush 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 plead with you: ‘  God certainly is  with you, and  there is no one else, No other God.’”  15 Truly, You are a God who  hides Himself, God of Israel,  Savior!  16 They will be  put to shame and even humiliated, all of them; The  manufacturers of idols will go away together in humiliation.  17 Israel has been saved by the Lord With an  everlasting salvation; You  will not be put to shame or humiliated To all eternity. 18 For this is what the Lord says, He who  created the heavens (He is the God who  formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it  as a  waste place, but formed it to be  inhabited): “I am the Lord, and  there is no one else.  19  I have not spoken in secret, In  some dark land; I did not say to the   offspring of Jacob, ‘ Seek Me in  a wasteland’; I, the Lord,  speak righteousness,  Declaring things that are right.  20 “ Gather yourselves and come; Come together, you survivors of the nations!  They have no knowledge, Who  carry around  their wooden idol And  pray to a god who cannot save.  21  Declare and present your case; Indeed, let them consult together.  Who has announced this long ago? Who has long since declared it? Is it not I, the Lord? 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 out 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 the Lord are righteousness and strength.’ People will come to Him, And  all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.  25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel Will be  justified and will  boast.”

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