Isaiah 44:28–45:1

²⁸who says to Cyrus,^o “My shepherd,

he will fulfill all my pleasure”^p

and says to Jerusalem, “She will be rebuilt,”^q

and of the temple, “Its foundation will be laid.”

45The Lord says this to Cyrus, his anointed,^r

whose right hand I have grasped^s

to subdue nations before him

and disarm^A kings,^a

to open doors before him,

and even city gates will not be shut: