Thus says
the LORD
to aCyrus
His anointed
, Whom
I have taken
by the right
bhand
, To csubdue
nations
before
him And 1to dloose
the loins
of kings
; To open
doors
before
him so that gates
will not be shut
:
"I will go before
you and amake
the 1rough
places
smooth
; I will bshatter
the doors
of bronze
and cut
through
their iron
cbars
.
"I will give you the 1 atreasures
of darkness
And hidden
wealth
of secret
places
, So that you may know
that it is I, The LORD
, the God
of Israel
, who bcalls
you by your name
.
"For the sake of aJacob
My servant
, And Israel
My chosen
one, I have also bcalled
you by your name
; I have given
you a title
of honor
Though you have cnot known
Me.
"I am the LORD, and athere
is no
other
; bBesides
Me there
is no
God
. I will 1 cgird
you, though you have not known
Me;
That 1 amen may know from the rising
to the setting
of the sun
That there is bno
one
besides
Me. I am the LORD
, and there
is no
other
,
The One aforming light
and bcreating
darkness
, Causing
1well-being
and ccreating
calamity
; I am the LORD
who does
all
these
.
" aDrip down
, O heavens
, from above
, And let the clouds
pour
down
righteousness
; Let the bearth
open
up and salvation
bear
fruit
, cAnd righteousness
spring
up with it. I, the LORD
, have created
it.
"Woe to the one who aquarrels
with his 1Maker
-- An earthenware
vessel
2among
the vessels
of earth
! Will the bclay
say
to the 1potter
, `What
are you doing
?' Or the thing
you are making
say, `He has
no
hands
'?
"Woe to him who says
to a father
, `What
are you begetting
?' Or to a woman
, `To what
are you 1giving
birth
?' "
Thus says
the aLORD
, the Holy
One
of Israel
, and his 1 bMaker
: " 2 cAsk
Me about
the things
to come
3concerning
My dsons
, And you shall commit
to Me ethe work
of My hands
.
"It is I who amade the earth
, and created
man
upon it. I bstretched
out the heavens
with My hands
And I 1ordained
call
their host
.
"I have aroused him in arighteousness
And I will bmake
all
his ways
smooth
; He will cbuild
My city
and will let
My exiles
go
dfree
, Without
any payment
or reward
," says
the LORD
of hosts
.
Thus says
the LORD
, "The 1products
of aEgypt
and the merchandise
of 2 bCush
And the Sabeans
, men
of stature
, Will ccome
over
to you and will be yours; They will walk
behind
you, they will come
over
in dchains
And will ebow
down
to you; They will make
supplication
to you: ` 3Surely
, fGod
is 4with you, and gthere
is none
else
, No
other
God
.' "
Truly, You are a God
who ahides
Himself, O God
of Israel
, bSavior
!
They will be aput to shame
and even
humiliated
, all
of them; The bmanufacturers
of idols
will go
away together
in humiliation
.
Israel has been saved
by the LORD
With an aeverlasting
salvation
; You bwill not be put
to shame
or humiliated
To all
eternity
.
For thus says
the LORD
, who acreated
the heavens
(He is the God
who bformed
the earth
and made
it, He established
it and did not create
it 1a cwaste
place
, but formed
it to be dinhabited
), "I am the LORD
, and ethere
is none
else
.
" aI have not spoken in secret
, In 1some
dark
land
; I did not say
to the 2 boffspring
of Jacob
, ` cSeek
Me in 3a waste
place
'; I, the LORD
, dspeak
righteousness
, eDeclaring
things
that are upright
.
" aGather yourselves and come
; Draw
near
together
, you fugitives
of the nations
; bThey have
no
knowledge
, Who ccarry
about 1their wooden
idol
And dpray
to a god
who cannot
save
.
" aDeclare and set
forth
your case; Indeed
, let them consult
together
. bWho
has announced
this
from of old
? Who has long
since
declared
it? Is it not I, the LORD
? And there
is cno
other
God
besides
Me, A righteous
God
and a dSavior
; There
is none
except
Me.
" aTurn to Me and bbe saved
, all
the ends
of the earth
; For I am God
, and there
is no
other
.
" aI have sworn by Myself, The bword
has gone
forth
from My mouth
in righteousness
And will not turn
back
, That to Me cevery
knee
will bow
, every
tongue
will dswear
allegiance.
"They will say of Me, `Only
ain the LORD
are righteousness
and strength
.' Men will come
to Him, And ball
who were angry
at Him will be put
to shame
.
"In the LORD all
the offspring
of Israel
Will be ajustified
and will bglory
."