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Isa.|45:1|-|Thus says Jehovah to His anointed,To |1|Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped,
To subdue the nations before him;And I will loosen the loins of kings;
To open before him double doorsSo that the gates will not be shut:
Isa.|45:2|-|I will go before youAnd make level the |a|rough places;
I will shatter the doors of bronzeAnd cut through the bars of iron,
Isa.|45:3|-|And give to you the treasures of darknessAnd the hidden riches of secret places,
That you may know that I am Jehovah, who calls you by your name,The God of Israel.
Isa.|45:4|-|For the sake of My |a|servant, Jacob,And Israel, My |b|chosen one,
I have also called you by your name;I have surnamed you, although you do not know Me.
Isa.|45:5|-|I am Jehovah and there is no one else;Besides Me there is no |a|God;
I girded you, although you do not know Me;
Isa.|45:6|-|That they might know from the rising of the sun and from the westThat there is no one |a|besides Me.
I am Jehovah and there is no one else;
Isa.|45:7|-|He who forms the |a|light and creates darkness,He who makes peace and creates evil,
I am Jehovah who makes all these things.
Isa.|45:8|-|Drip down, O heavens, from above,And let the clouds |1|flow down |a|righteousness;
Let the earth |1|openAnd |b|bring forth salvation and righteousness;
Let them spring forth together;I, Jehovah, have created it.
Isa.|45:9|-|Woe to him who strives with the One who formed him—The potsherds among the earthen potsherds.
|a|Shall the |b|clay say to the One who forms it, What are You making?And your work say, He has no hands?
Isa.|45:10|-|Woe to him who says to his father, What are you begetting?Or to a woman, What are you bringing forth?
Isa.|45:11|-|Thus says Jehovah,The Holy One of Israel and the One who formed him,
Ask Me about the things to come concerning My |a|sons,And concerning the |b|work of My hands, command Me.
Isa.|45:12|-|I have |a|made the earth,And |b|created man upon it;
My own hands |c|stretched out the heavens,And I commanded all of their host.
Isa.|45:13|-|I |a|raised |1|him up in righteousness,And will make straight all his ways;
He will |b|build My city,And send away My captives,
Neither for a price nor for a reward,Says Jehovah of hosts.
Isa.|45:14|-|Thus says Jehovah,The wealth of Egypt, and the merchandise of |1|Cush,
And the Sabeans, men of stature,Will pass to you and will be yours.
They will walk behind you; they will come over in chainsAnd bow down to you and petition you, saying,
Surely God |a|is with you, and there is no one else;There is |b|no other God.
Isa.|45:15|-|Surely You are a God who |a|hides Himself,O God of Israel, the Savior.
Isa.|45:16|-|All of them will be ashamed and even confounded;Those who make idols go in confusion together.
Isa.|45:17|-|Israel has been saved by JehovahWith an |a|eternal salvation;
You will not be ashamed or confoundedForever and ever.
Isa.|45:18|-|For thus says Jehovah,Who |a|created the heavens—
He is the GodWho formed the earth and made it;
He established it;He did not create it |1b|waste,
But He formed it to be inhabited:I am Jehovah and there is no one else;
Isa.|45:19|-|I have not spoken in secret,In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,Seek Me in vain.
I, Jehovah, speak righteousness,Declaring things that are right.
Isa.|45:20|-|Gather yourselves together and come;Draw near together,
You who have escaped from the nations.Those who set up their wooden idol
And pray unto a god who cannot saveHave no knowledge.
Isa.|45:21|-|Declare and present your case;Indeed, let them take counsel together.
Who related this long ago;Who declared it |a|from that time?
Was it not I, Jehovah?And there is |b|no other God besides Me;
A righteous God and Savior,And there is no one except Me.
Isa.|45:22|-|Turn to Me and be saved,All the |a|ends of the earth,
For I am God and there is no one else.
Isa.|45:23|-|I have |a|sworn by Myself;A word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness
And will not return,That |b|every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall swear.
Isa.|45:24|-|It shall be said of Me, Only in JehovahIs there |1|righteousness and |1|strength.
To Him shall men come,And all those who are burning in anger against Him shall be ashamed.
Isa.|45:25|-|In Jehovah all the seed of IsraelShall be |1|justified and shall glory.
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