Isaiah 44:28–45:1

²⁸who says of Cyrus,^t ‘He is my shepherd

and will accomplish all that I please;

he will say of Jerusalem,^u “Let it be rebuilt,”

and of the temple,^v “Let its foundations^w be laid.” ’

45“This is what the Lord says to his anointed,^x

to Cyrus,^y whose right hand I take hold^z of

to subdue nations^a before him

and to strip kings of their armor,

to open doors before him

so that gates will not be shut: