Isaiah 45.1-7
Posted: 02 Nov 2006 @ 00:00
1Thus says the LORD to
his anointed, to Cyrus,
whose right hand I have grasped
to subdue nations before him
and strip kings of their robes,
to open doors before him –
and the gates shall not be closed:
2
I will go before you
and level the mountains,
I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron,
3
I will give you the treasures of darkness
and riches hidden in secret places,
so that you may know that it is I, the LORD,
the God of Israel, who call you by your name.
4
For the sake of my servant Jacob,
and Israel my chosen,
I call you by your name,
I surname you, though you do not know me.
5
I am the LORD, and there is no other;
besides me there is no god.
I arm you, though you do not know me,
6
so that they may know, from the rising of the sun
and from the west, that there is no one besides me;
I am the LORD, and there is no other.
7
I form light and create darkness,
I make weal and create woe;
I the LORD do all these things.