Isaiah 45:1-6 ▼

1 Thus says YHWH to His anointed, to Cyrus, of whose right hand I have taken hold to subdue nations before his face; and I will open the loins of kings—to open doors before his face, so that the gates will not be shut:

2 “I will go before you, and I will level the mountains; the gates of bronze I will break apart, and the bars of iron I will cut through.

3 And I will give to you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, so that you may know that I am YHWH, the One calling you by your name, the God of Israel,

4 for the sake of My servant Jacob, and Israel My chosen one—and I have called you by your name; I give you a name, though you have not known Me.

5 I am YHWH, and there is no other; besides Me there are no gods. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,

6 so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides Me. I am YHWH, and there is no other—