Isaiah 45:1-7 ▼

1 The LORD says this to Cyrus, his anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and disarm kings, to open doors before him, and even city gates will not be shut:

2 “I will go before you and level the uneven places; I will shatter the bronze doors and cut the iron bars in two.

3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches from secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD. I am the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.

4 I call you by your name, for the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel my chosen one. I give a name to you, though you do not know me.

5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but me. I will strengthen you, though you do not know me,

6 so that all may know from the rising of the sun to its setting that there is no one but me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.

7 I form light and create darkness, I make success and create disaster; I am the LORD, who does all these things.