Isaiah 45:1 - 45:7

Thus says Yahweh to Cyrus His anointed,

Whom I have taken hold of by his right hand,

To subdue nations before him

And to loose the loins of kings,

To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

“I will go before you and make the rough places smooth;

I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.

I will give you the treasures of darkness

And hidden wealth of secret places,

So that you may know that it is I,

Yahweh, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.

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.

I am Yahweh, and there is no other;

Besides Me there is no God.

I will gird you, though you have not known Me,

That they may know from the rising to the setting of the sun

That there is no one besides Me.

I am Yahweh, and there is no other,

The One forming light and creating darkness,

Producing peace and creating calamity;

I am Yahweh who does all these.