Isaiah 45:1-7 ▼

1 Thus says the LORD to his anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I grasp, Subduing nations before him, stripping kings of their strength, Opening doors before him, leaving the gates unbarred:

2 I will go before you and level the mountains; Bronze doors I will shatter, iron bars I will snap.

3 I will give you treasures of darkness, riches hidden away, That you may know I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

4 For the sake of Jacob, my servant, of Israel my chosen one, I have called you by name, giving you a title, though you do not know me.

5 I am the LORD, there is no other, there is no God besides me. It is I who arm 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 none besides me. I am the LORD, there is no other.

7 I form the light, and create the darkness, I make weal and create woe; I, the LORD, do all these things.