Isaiah 45:1-13 - Cyrus, God's Instrument

¹ Thus said Jehovah to his Messiah, to Cyrus whom I held by his right hand to bring down nations before him; and I will loosen the loins of kings to open before him the doors; and the gates shall not be shut ² I will go before thee, and I will make straight the circles: I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and I will cut down the bars of iron: ³ And I gave to thee the treasures of darkness, and the hidden stores of lurking places, so that thou shalt know that I Jehovah calling by, thy name am the God of Israel. ⁴ For sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, and I will call to thee by thy name:.and I will address thee, and thou knewest me not ⁵ I am Jehovah, and none yet, no God besides me: I will gird thee and thou knewest me not: ⁶ So that they shall know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that none besides me. I am Jehovah, and none yet ⁷ I shall form light and create darkness: making peace and creating evil: I Jehovah doing all these.

⁸ Drop, ye heavens, from above, and the clouds shall shake out justice: the earth shall open, and they shall bring forth salvation, and justice shall spring up together; I Jehovah created it

⁹ Wo to him striving with him forming him! the potsherd with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him forming it, What wilt thou make? and thy work, No hands to it? ¹⁰ Wo to him saying to the father, What wilt thou beget? and to the woman, What wilt thou bring forth? ¹¹ Thus said Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his potter, Ask me of things coming concerning the sons, and concerning the work of my hands will ye command me? ¹² I made the earth, and man upon it I created: my hand stretched forth the heavens, and all their army I commanded. ¹³ I mused him up in justice, and I will make straight all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall send away my captivity, not by price and not by a gift, said Jehovah of armies.