Isaiah 45:2–6

2 “I will go before you

and level the uneven places;B,b

I will shatter the bronze doors

and cut the iron bars in two.c

3 I will give you the treasures of darkness

and riches from secret places,d

so that you may know that I am the Lord.

I am the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.e

4 I call you by your name,

for the sake of my servant Jacobf

and Israel my chosen one.

I give a name to you,

though you do not know me.

5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;g

there is no God but me.h

I will strengthenC you,

though you do not know me,

6 so that all may know from the rising of the sun to its setting

that there is no one but me.i

I am the Lord, and there is no other.