Isaiah 45:1

Cyrus, God's Instrument

¹ Thus says the Lord to Cyrus His anointed,
Whom I have taken by the 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:
² "I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron,

His Right Hand

Open Door

Right Hand

Says the Lord

Thus Says the Lord

Chosen One

This Is What The Lord Says

Cyrus

Jehovah

Messiah

Persia

Isaiah 41:13

For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."

Psalm 73:23

Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.

Isaiah 42:6

"I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,

Isaiah 44:28

who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and he shall fulfill all my purpose'; saying of Jerusalem, 'She shall be built,' and of the temple, 'Your foundation shall be laid.'"

Jeremiah 50:35

"A sword against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and against her officials and her wise men!

Isaiah 41:2

Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow.

Isaiah 41:25

I stirred up one from the north, and he has come, from the rising of the sun, and he shall call upon my name; he shall trample on rulers as on mortar, as the potter treads clay.

Jeremiah 50:3

"For out of the north a nation has come up against her, which shall make her land a desolation, and none shall dwell in it; both man and beast shall flee away.

Jeremiah 51:11

"Sharpen the arrows! Take up the shields!The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple.

1 Kings 19:15

And the LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.

Ezra 1:1

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:

Job 12:21

He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong.

Isaiah 13:3

I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger, my proudly exulting ones.

Isaiah 45:5

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me,

Jeremiah 27:6

Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him.

Jeremiah 51:20-24

"You are my hammer and weapon of war: with you I break nations in pieces; with you I destroy kingdoms;

Ezekiel 30:21-24

"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and behold, it has not been bound up, to heal it by binding it with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword.

Daniel 5:6

Then the king's color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.

Daniel 5:28-30

PERES, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians."

Daniel 7:5

And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, 'Arise, devour much flesh.'

Daniel 8:3

I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

Nahum 2:6

The river gates are opened; the palace melts away;