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Isaiah 45:1

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Cyrus, Yahweh’s Anointed

1Thus says Yahweh to aCyrus His anointed,

Whom I have taken hold of by his right bhand,

To csubdue nations before him

And 1to dloose the loins of kings,

To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit I will open, cf. 45:1b

Cross references

  1. aIs 44:28
  2. bPs 73:23; Is 41:13; 42:6
  3. cIs 41:2, 25; Jer 50:3, 35; 51:11, 20, 24
  4. dJob 12:21; Is 45:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,

whose right hand I have grasped,

to subdue nations before him

and to loose the belts of kings,

to open doors before him

that gates may not be closed:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“This is what the Lord says to his anointed,

to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of

to subdue nations before him

and to strip kings of their armor,

to open doors before him

so that gates will not be shut:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord says this to Cyrus, his anointed,

whose right hand I have grasped

to subdue nations before him

and disarm kings,

to open doors before him,

and even city gates will not be shut:

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, his anointed one,

whose right hand he will empower.

Before him, mighty kings will be paralyzed with fear.

Their fortress gates will be opened,

never to shut again.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus says Yahweh to his anointed one,

to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped

to subjugate nations before him,

and I uncover the loins of kings

to open doors before him,

and the gates shall not be shut:

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,

Whose right hand I have holden,

To subdue nations before him;

And I will loose the loins of kings,

To open before him the two leaved gates;

And the gates shall not be shut;