NASB — Isaiah 45 — KJV

God Uses Cyrus

  1 Thus° says° the LORD° to aCyrus° His anointed°,
  Whom° I have taken° by the right° bhand°,
  To csubdue° nations° before° him
  And Ito dloose° the loins° of kings°;
  To open° doors° before° him so that gates° will not be shut°:
  2 “I will go° before° you and amake° the Irough° places° smooth°;
  I will bshatter° the doors° of bronze° and cut° through° their iron° cbars°.
  3 “I will give° you the Iatreasures° of darkness°
  And hidden° wealth° of secret° places°,
  So that you may know° that it is I,
  The LORD°, the God° of Israel°, who bcalls° you by your name°.
  4 “For the sake° of aJacob° My servant°,
  And Israel° My chosen° [one],
  I have also bcalled° you by your name°;
  I have given° you a title° of honor°
  Though you have cnot known° Me.
  5 “I am the LORD°, and athere° is no° other°;
  bBesides° Me there° is no° God°.
  I will Icgird° you, though you have not known° Me;
  6 That Iamen may know° from the rising° to the setting° of the sun°
  That there is bno° one° besides° Me.
  I am the LORD°, and there° is no° other°,
  7 The One aforming° light° and bcreating° darkness°,
  Causing° Iwell-being° and ccreating° calamity°;
  I am the LORD° who does° all° these°.

[1] ILit I will loose aIs 44:28 bPs 73:23; Is 41:13; 42:6 cIs 41:2, 25; Jr 50:3, 35; 51:11, 20, 24 dJb 12:21; Is 45:5
[2] IAnother reading is mountains aIs 40:4 bPs 107:16 cJr 51:30
[3] IOr hoarded treasures aJr 41:8; 50:37 bEx 33:12, 17; Is 43:1; 49:1
[4] aIs 41:8, 9; 44:1 bIs 43:1 cAc 17:23
[5] IOr arm aIs 45:6, 14, 18, 21; 46:9 bIs 44:6, 8 cPs 18:39
[6] ILit they aPs 102:15; Mal 1:11 bIs 45:5
[7] IOr peace aIs 42:16 bPs 104:20; 105:28 cIs 31:2; 47:11; Am 3:6

God’s Supreme Power

  8 ¶ “aDrip° down°, O heavens°, from above°,
  And let the clouds° pour° down° righteousness°;
  Let the bearth° open° up and salvation° bear° fruit°,
  cAnd righteousness° spring° up with it.
  I, the LORD°, have created° it.

[8] aPs 72:6; Ho 10:12; 14:5; Jol 3:18 bPs 85:11 cIs 60:21; 61:11

  9 ¶ “Woe° to [the one] who aquarrels° with his IMaker°
  An earthenware° vessel° IIamong° the vessels° of earth°!
  Will the bclay° say° to the Ipotter°, ‘What° are you doing°?’
  Or the thing° you are making° [say], ‘He has° no° hands°’?
  10 “Woe° to him who says° to a father°, ‘What° are you begetting°?’
  Or to a woman°, ‘To what° are you Igiving° birth°?’”

[9] ILit Fashioner IILit with aJb 15:25; 40:8, 9; Ps 2:2, 3; Pv 21:30; Jr 50:24 bIs 29:16; 64:8; Jr 18:6; Ro 9:20, 21
[10] ILit in labor pains with

11 ¶ Thus° says° the aLORD°, the Holy° One° of Israel°, and his IbMaker°:
  “IIcAsk° Me about° the things° to come° IIIconcerning° My dsons°,
  And you shall commit° to Me ethe work° of My hands°.
  12 “It is I who amade° the earth°, and created° man° upon it.
  I bstretched° out the heavens° with My hands°
  And I Iordained° call° their host°.
  13 “I have aroused° him in arighteousness°
  And I will bmake° all° his ways° smooth°;
  He will cbuild° My city° and will let° My exiles° go° dfree°,
  Without° any payment° or reward°,” says° the LORD° of hosts°.

[11] ILit Fashioner IIOr Will you ask IIIOr upon aIs 43:15; 48:17; Ezk 39:7 bIs 44:2; 54:5 cIs 8:19 dJr 31:9 eIs 19:25; 29:23; 60:21; 64:8
[12] IOr commanded aIs 42:5; 45:18; Jr 27:5 bPs 104:2; Is 42:5; 44:24 cGn 2:1; Ne 9:6
[13] aIs 41:2 bIs 45:2 c2Ch 36:22, 23; Is 44:28 dIs 52:3

14 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD°,
  “The Iproducts° of aEgypt° and the merchandise° of IIbCush°
  And the Sabeans°, men° of stature°,
  Will ccome° over° to you and will be yours;
  They will walk° behind° you, they will come° over° in dchains°
  And will ebow° down° to you;
  They will make° supplication° to you:
  ‘IIISurely°, fGod° is IVwith you, and gthere° is none° else°,
  No° other° God°.’”
  15 Truly°, You are a God° who ahides° Himself,
  O God° of Israel°, bSavior°!
  16 They will be aput° to shame° and even° humiliated°, all° of them;
  The bmanufacturers° of idols° will go° away together° in humiliation°.
  17 Israel° has been saved° by the LORD°
  With an aeverlasting° salvation°;
  You bwill not be put° to shame° or humiliated°
  To all° eternity°.

[14] ILit labor IIOr Ethiopia IIIOr God is with you alone IVOr in aPs 68:31; Is 19:21 bIs 18:1; 43:3 cIs 14:1, 2; 49:23; 54:3 dPs 149:8 eIs 49:23; 60:14 fJr 16:19; Zc 8:20-23; 1Co 14:25 gIs 45:5
[15] aPs 44:24; Is 1:15; 8:17; 57:17 bIs 43:3
[16] aIs 42:17; 44:9 bIs 44:11
[17] aIs 26:4; 51:6; Ro 11:26 bIs 49:23; 50:7; 54:4

18 ¶ For thus° says° the LORD°, who acreated° the heavens° (He is the God° who bformed° the earth° and made° it, He established° it [and] did not create° it Ia cwaste° place°, [but] formed° it to be dinhabited°),
  “I am the LORD°, and ethere° is none° else°.
  19aI have not spoken° in secret°,
  In Isome° dark° land°;
  I did not say° to the IIboffspring° of Jacob°,
  ‘cSeek° Me in IIIa waste° place°’;
  I, the LORD°, dspeak° righteousness°,
  eDeclaring° things° that are upright°.

[18] IOr in vain aIs 42:5 bIs 45:12 cGn 1:2 dGn 1:26; Ps 115:16 eIs 45:5
[19] ILit a place of a land of darkness IILit seed IIIOr vain aIs 48:16 bIs 45:25; 65:9 c2Ch 15:2; Ps 78:34; Jr 29:13, 14 dPs 19:8; Is 45:23; 63:1 eIs 43:12; 44:8

  20 ¶ “aGather° yourselves and come°;
  Draw° near° together°, you fugitives° of the nations°;
  bThey have° no° knowledge°,
  Who ccarry° about Itheir wooden° idol°
  And dpray° to a god° who cannot° save°.
  21aDeclare° and set° forth° [your case];
  Indeed°, let them consult° together°.
  bWho° has announced° this° from of old°?
  Who has long° since° declared° it?
  Is it not I, the LORD°?
  And there° is cno° other° God° besides°° Me,
  A righteous° God° and a dSavior°;
  There° is none° except° Me.
  22aTurn° to Me and bbe saved°, all° the ends° of the earth°;
  For I am God°, and there° is no° other°.
  23aI have sworn° by Myself,
  The bword° has gone° forth° from My mouth° in righteousness°
  And will not turn° back°,
  That to Me cevery° knee° will bow°, every° tongue° will dswear° [allegiance].
  24 “They will say° of Me, ‘Only° ain the LORD° are righteousness° and strength°.’
  Men will come° to Him,
  And ball° who were angry° at Him will be put° to shame°.
  25 “In the LORD° all° the offspring° of Israel°
  Will be ajustified° and will bglory°.”

[20] ILit the wood of their graven image aIs 43:9 bIs 44:18, 19; 48:5-7 cIs 46:1, 7; Jr 10:5 dIs 44:17; 46:6, 7
[21] aIs 41:23; 43:9 bIs 41:26; 44:7; 48:14 cIs 45:5 dIs 43:3, 11
[22] aNu 21:8, 9; 2Ch 20:12; Mi 7:7; Zc 12:10 bIs 30:15; 49:6, 12; 52:10
[23] aGn 22:16; Is 62:8; He 6:13 bIs 55:11 cRo 14:11; Php 2:10 dDt 6:13; Ps 63:11; Is 19:18; 65:16
[24] aJr 33:16 bIs 41:11
[25] a1K 8:32; Is 53:11 bIs 41:16; 60:19


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God calleth Cyrus for his Church's sake.

1 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORDº to his anointed,º to Cyrus,º whose² right handº I have holden,ºª to subdueºª nationsº beforeº him; and I will looseºª the loinsº of kings,º to openºª beforeº him the two leaved gates;º and the gatesº shall not² be shut;ºª 2 I² will go¹ª² beforeº thee, and make¹ª the crooked places¹ª straight:ºªªª² I will break in piecesºª the gatesº of brass,º and cut in sunderºª the barsº of iron:º 3 And I will giveºª thee the treasuresº of darkness,º and hidden richesº of secret places,º that² thou mayest knowºª that² I,² the LORD,º which callºª [thee] by thy name,º [am] the Godº of Israel.º 4 For Jacobº my servant's¹ sake,²² and Israelº mine elect,º I have even calledºª thee by thy name:º I have surnamedºª thee, though thou hast not² knownºª me.

[1] 1K 19:15; Ezr 1:1; Ps 73:23; Is 13:3; 41:2, 13, 25; 42:6; 44:28; Jr 27:6; 50:3, 35; 51:11, 20; Ezk 30:21; Dn 5:6, 28; 7:5; 8:3; Na 2:6.
[2] Ps 107:16; Is 13:4; 40:4; 42:16; Lk 3:5; Ac 1:15.
[3] Ex 33:12, 17; Ezr 1:2; Is 41:23; 43:1; 48:15; 49:1; Jr 27:5; 50:37; 51:53; Ezk 29:19.
[4] Ex 19:5; Is 41:8; 43:3, 14; 44:1, 28; 45:1; Jr 50:17; Mt 24:22; Mk 13:20; Ac 17:23; Ro 9:6; 11:7; Ga 4:8; Ep 2:12; 1Th 4:5.

By his omnipotency he challengeth obedience.

5 ¶ I² [am] the LORD,º and [there is] none² else,² [there is] no² Godº besideº me: I girdedºª thee, though thou hast not² knownºª me: 6 That² they may knowºª from the risingº² of the sun,º and from the west,º² that² [there is] noneº besideº me. I² [am] the LORD,º and [there is] none² else.² 7 I formºª the light,º and createºª darkness:º I makeºª peace,º and createºª evil:º I² the LORDº doºª all² these² [things]. 8 Drop down,ºª ye heavens,º from above,º² and let the skiesº pour downºª righteousness:º let the earthº open,ºª and let them bring forthºª salvation,º and let righteousnessº spring upºª together;º I² the LORDº have createdºª it. 9 Woeº unto him that strivethºª with² his Maker!ºª [Let] the potsherdº [strive] with² the potsherdsº of the earth.º Shall the clayº sayºª to him that fashionethºª it, What² makestºª thou? or thy work,º He hath no² hands?º 10 Woeº unto him that saithºª unto [his] father,º What² begettestºª thou? or to the woman,º What² hast thou brought forth?ºª 11 Thus² saithºª the LORD,º the Holy Oneº of Israel,º and his Maker,ºª Askºª me of things to comeºª concerning² my sons,º and concerning² the workº of my handsº commandºª ye me. 12 I² have madeºª the earth,º and createdºª manº upon² it: I,² [even] my hands,º have stretched outºª the heavens,º and all² their hostº have I commanded.ºª 13 I² have raised him upºª in righteousness,º and I will directºª all² his ways:º he² shall buildºª my city,º and he shall let goºª my captives,º not² for priceº nor² reward,º saithºª the LORDº of hosts.º 14 Thus² saithºª the LORD,º The labourº of Egypt,º and merchandiseº of Ethiopiaº and of the Sabeans,º men¹² of stature,º shall come overºª unto² thee, and they shall be² thine: they shall come¹ª² afterº thee; in chainsº they shall come over,ºª and they shall fall downºª unto² thee, they shall make supplicationºª unto² thee, [saying], Surely² Godº [is] in thee; and [there is] none² else,² [there is] noº God.º 15 Verilyº thou² [art] a Godº that hidest¹ª thyself,² O Godº of Israel,º the Saviour.ºª 16 They shall be ashamed,ºª and also² confounded,ºª all² of them: they shall goºª to confusionº togetherº [that are] makersº of idols.º 17 [But] Israelº shall be savedºª in the LORDº with an everlastingº salvation:º ye shall not² be ashamedºª nor² confoundedºª world¹ without end.º²² 18 For² thus² saithºª the LORDº that createdºª the heavens;º Godº himself² that formedºª the earthº and madeºª it; he² hath establishedºª it, he createdºª it not² in vain,º he formedºª it to be inhabited:ºª I² [am] the LORD;º and [there is] none² else.² 19 I have not² spokenºª in secret,º in a darkº placeº of the earth:º I saidºª not² unto the seedº of Jacob,º Seekºª ye me in vain:º I² the LORDº speakºª righteousness,º I declareºª things that are right.º

[5] Dt 4:35, 39; 32:39; 1K 8:60; Ezr 1:2; Jb 12:18, 21; Ps 18:32, 39; Is 22:21; 44:8; 45:14, 21; 46:9; Jol 2:27; Jn 1:1; He 1:8.
[6] 1S 17:46; Ps 46:10; 83:18; 102:15; Is 37:20; Ezk 38:23; 39:21; Mal 1:11.
[7] Gn 1:3, 17; Ex 10:21; 14:20; Jb 2:10; 34:29; Ps 8:3; 29:11; 75:7; 104:20; Ec 7:13; Is 10:5; Jr 13:16; 18:7; 31:35; 51:20; Ezk 14:15; 32:8; Jol 2:2; Am 3:6; 4:13; 5:6; Na 1:8; Ac 4:28; 2Co 4:6; Jm 1:17; Jde 1:6, 13.
[8] Ps 72:3, 6; 85:9; Is 4:2; 11:1; 32:15; 44:3; 53:2; 61:3, 11; 65:17; 66:22; Jr 31:22; Ezk 34:26; Ho 10:12; 14:5; Jol 2:28; 3:18; Ac 2:33; 1Co 3:6; Ep 2:10; 4:24; Tit 3:3.
[9] Ex 9:16; Jb 15:24; 40:8; Ps 2:2; Pv 21:30; Is 10:15; 29:16; 64:8; Jr 18:6; 50:24; Ro 9:20; 1Co 10:22.
[10] Dt 27:16; Mal 1:6; He 12:9.
[11] Gn 32:26; Jsh 10:12; Jg 16:23; Is 29:23; 43:3, 7, 15, 21; 48:17; 60:21; Jr 3:19; 31:1, 9; 33:3; Ezk 36:37; Dn 2:18; 9:2, 24; Ho 1:10; 12:4; Mk 11:24; Ro 9:4; 2Co 6:18; Ga 3:26; Ep 2:10.
[12] Gn 1:26; 2:1; Ne 9:6; Ps 102:25; Is 40:12, 22, 28; 42:5; 44:24; 45:18; Jr 27:5; 32:17; Zc 12:1; He 11:3.
[13] 2Ch 36:22; Ezr 1:3; Ps 65:5; Is 13:17; 41:2, 25; 42:6; 44:28; 45:1; 46:11; 48:14; 49:25; 52:2, 5; Ro 3:24; 1P 1:18.
[14] Ex 11:8; Nu 13:32; 2S 21:20; Es 8:17; Jb 1:15; Ps 68:30; 72:10; 149:6, 8; Is 10:33; 14:2; 18:7; 19:23; 23:18; 44:8; 45:5, 24; 49:23; 60:5, 14; 61:5, 9; 66:19; Jr 16:19; Ezk 23:42; 31:3; Jol 3:8; Zc 8:20, 22; Ac 10:25; 1Co 8:4; 14:25; 1Th 1:9; Rv 3:9.
[15] Ps 44:24; 68:26; 77:19; Is 8:17; 12:2; 43:3, 11; 45:17; 46:13; 57:17; 60:16; Mt 1:22; Jn 4:22, 42; 13:7; Ac 5:31; 13:23; Ro 11:33; 2P 3:18.
[16] Ps 97:7; Is 41:19; 42:17; 44:9, 11; 45:20; Jr 2:26; 10:14.
[17] Ps 25:3; 103:17; Is 26:4; 29:22; 45:25; 49:23; 51:6, 8; 54:4, 8; 60:19; Jr 31:3; Ho 1:7; Jol 2:26; Zp 3:11; Jn 5:24; 6:40; 10:28; Ro 2:28; 8:1; 9:33; 10:11; 11:26; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:17; Php 3:8; 2Th 2:13, 16; He 5:9; 1P 2:6; 1Jn 4:15; 5:11.
[18] Gn 1:28; 9:1; Ps 115:16; Is 42:5; 45:5, 12; Jr 10:12; 51:15; Ezk 36:10.
[19] Nu 23:19; Dt 29:29; 30:11; 32:4; 1Ch 28:8; 2Ch 15:2; Ezr 8:22; Ps 9:10; 12:6; 19:7; 24:6; 69:13, 32; 111:7; 119:137; Pv 1:21; 8:1, 6; 15:8; 30:5; Is 1:15; 8:19; 43:9; 48:16; 55:6; 58:1; 63:1; Jr 29:13; Am 5:4; Mal 3:13; Mt 15:8; Jn 7:26, 28, 37; 18:20; Ac 2:4; Jm 4:3.

He convinceth the idols of vanity by his saving power.

20 ¶ Assemble¹ª yourselves² and come;ºª draw nearºª together,º ye [that are] escapedº of the nations:º they have no knowledgeºª² that set upºª² the woodº of their graven image,º and prayºª unto² a godº [that] cannot² save.ºª 21 Tellºª ye, and bring [them] near;ºª yea,² let them take counselºª together:º who² hath declaredºª this² from ancient time?º² [who] hath toldºª it from that time?²² [have] not² I² the LORD?º and [there is] no² Godº else² besideº² me; a justº Godº and a Saviour;ºª [there is] noneº besideº me. 22 Lookºª unto² me, and be ye saved,ºª all² the endsº of the earth:º for² I² [am] God,º and [there is] none² else.² 23 I have swornºª by myself, the wordº is gone outºª of my mouthº² [in] righteousness,º and shall not² return,ºª That² unto me every² kneeº shall bow,ºª every² tongueº shall swear.ºª 24 Surely,² shall [one] say,ºª in the LORDº have I righteousnessº and strength:º [even] to² him shall [men] come;ºª and all² that are incensedºª against him shall be ashamed.ºª 25 In the LORDº shall all² the seedº of Israelº be justified,ºª and shall glory.ºª

[20] 1K 18:26; Ps 115:8; Is 4:2; 41:5, 21; 42:17; 43:9; 44:17; 46:7; 48:7; Jr 2:27; 10:8, 14; 25:15; 50:28; 51:6, 17; Hab 2:18; Ro 1:21; Ep 2:12, 16; Rv 18:3.
[21] Ps 26:7; 71:17; 96:10; Is 41:1, 22; 43:3, 9, 11; 44:7, 8; 45:5, 14, 18, 25; 46:9; 48:3, 14; 63:1; Jr 23:5; 50:2; Jol 3:9; Zp 3:5, 17; Zc 9:9; Ro 3:25; Tit 2:13.
[22] Nu 21:8; 2Ch 20:12; Ps 22:17; 65:5; Is 45:21; Mi 7:7; Zc 12:10; Jn 3:13; 6:40; 10:28; Tit 2:13; He 12:2; 2P 1:1.
[23] Gn 22:15; 31:53; Nu 23:19; Dt 6:13; 2Ch 15:14; Ne 10:29; Ps 63:11; 132:2; Is 19:18; 44:3; 45:19; 55:11; 65:16; Jr 22:5; 49:13; Am 6:8; Ro 11:4; 14:10; Php 2:10; He 6:13.
[24] Gn 49:10; Ps 2:1; 21:8; 72:9; 110:2; Is 41:11; 45:25; 54:17; 55:5; 60:9; 61:10; Jr 23:5; Zc 10:6, 12; Mt 11:27; Lk 13:17; 19:27; Jn 7:37; 12:32; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:21; 12:9; Ep 3:16; 6:10; Php 4:13; Col 1:11; 2Ti 4:17; 2P 1:1; Rv 11:18; 22:17.
[25] 1Ch 16:13; Ps 22:23; 64:10; Is 41:16; 45:17, 19, 24; 61:9; 65:9, 23; Jr 9:23; Ac 13:39; Ro 3:24; 4:16; 5:1, 18; 8:1, 30, 33; 9:6; 1Co 1:31; 6:11; 2Co 5:21; 10:17; Ga 3:27; 6:14; Php 3:3.


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