Cyrus, God’s Instrument
1 Thus says the Lord to [ch. 44:28] his anointed, to Cyrus,
[ch. 41:13] whose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and Job 12:21;[ver. 5;ch. 22:21]to loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be closed:
2 "I will go before you
and ch. 40:4level the exalted places,45:2 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint level the mountains
Ps. 107:16I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron,
3 [Jer. 50:37;51:13] I will give you the treasures of darkness
and the hoards in secret places,
that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
the God of Israel, ch. 43:1who call you by your name.