Isaiah 45:1-7 ▼

1 This is what the LORD says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed:

2 I will go before you and level mountains. Bronze doors I will shatter and iron bars I will hack through.

3 I will give you hidden treasures, riches stashed away in secret places, so you may recognize that I am the LORD, the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.

4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I call you by name and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize me.

5 I am the LORD, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.

6 I do this so people will recognize from east to west that there is no God but me; I am the LORD, I have no peer.

7 I am the one who forms light and creates darkness; the one who brings about peace and creates calamity. I am the LORD, who accomplishes all these things.