The Lord God Tells King Cyrus, He Will Be with Him |
Isaiah 45:1-25 The Book of Isaiah [in Smaller Chunks] |
The Lord says [this,] to Cyrus, His anointed, whose right hand I have [held,] to [bring] nations [under his control] before him. And I will [loosen the belt] of kings & to open before [Cyrus,] the 2 [hinged] gates & the gates shall not be shut. I will go before you & make the crooked places straight. |
I will break [into] pieces the brass gates & cut in [pieces] the iron bars. And I will give you the treasures of darkness & hidden riches [from] secret places, [so] that you may know that I, the Lord, [Who] calls you by your name, Am the God of Israel. For Jacob, My servant's sake & Israel, [My chosen,] I have even called you by your name. |
I have surnamed you, [although] you haven't known Me. I Am the Lord & there is [no other.] There is no God [besides] Me. I [clothed] you, [although] you haven't known me. [So,] that from the [sunrise] & from the west, they may know that there is none [besides] Me. |
I Am the Lord & there is none else. I [formed] the light & [created] darkness. [Genesis 1:2-5 And the earth was without form & void. And darkness was upon the [surface] of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the [surface] of the waters. And God said, Let there be light & there was light. |
And God saw the light & that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light: Day & He called the darkness: Night. And the evening & the morning were the 1st day.] |
I make peace & create [calamity.] I, the Lord, do all these things. [Rain] down [drops,] you heavens from above & let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open & let them bring forth Salvation & let the [righteous sprout] up together. I, the Lord, have created it. |
[Distress to those who argue] with his Maker! Let the [shard of a broken clay pot argue] with the [pot shards] of the earth. Shall the clay [pot shard] say to him, [who formed] it, What [are you making?] Or [shall] your work [say,] [Hasn't it any] hands? |
[Distress] to him [who says] to his father, What [do] you [father?] Or to the woman, What have you [delivered?] The Lord, the Holy One of Israel & his Maker, says [this,] Ask Me [about] things to [happen] concerning My sons & you command Me [about] the work of My hands. |
I have made the earth & have created man upon it. I, even My hands, have stretched out the heavens & I have commanded all their [stars & constellations.] [Genesis 1:14-19 And God said, Let there be light in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night. And let them be for signs & seasons & for days & years. And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth & it was so. |
And God made two great lights. The greater light to rule the day & the lesser light to rule the night & He also made the stars. And God [put] them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth & to rule over the day & over the night & to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And the evening & the morning were the 4th day.] |
I have raised [Cyrus] up in righteousness & I will direct all his ways. He shall [rebuild] My city & he shall [release] My captives, not for price, nor reward, says the Lord of Hosts. The Lord says [this, Egypt's] labor & the merchandise of Ethiopia & the Sabeans, [tall] men shall come over to you & they shall be yours. |
They shall come after you in chains & they shall fall down to you. They shall make [requests] to you, saying, Surely God is in you & there is none else, there is no [other] God. [Joel 2:27 And you shall know that I Am in the midst of Israel & that I Am the Lord your God & none else. And My people shall never be ashamed.] |
[Truly, You are a God, [Who] hides Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior. They shall be ashamed & also confused, all of them. [Those who make] idols shall [be confused] together. But Israel shall be saved [by] the Lord, with an everlasting Salvation. You shall not be ashamed, nor [confused,] world without end. |
For the Lord, [Who] created the heavens, says [this;] God, [Who] Himself formed the earth & made it. He has established it. He [didn't] create it in vain. He formed it to be inhabited. I Am the Lord & there is none else. I haven't spoken in secret, dark, [hidden] places of the earth. |
I [didn't] say to the [descendants] of Jacob, Seek Me in vain. I, the Lord, speak in righteousness. I declare things that are [correct.] Assemble yourselves, come & draw near together, you, [who] have escaped [from] the nations. |
[Those who put] up the wood of their [carved] image have no knowledge & pray to a god that can't save. You tell [them] & bring them near. [Yes,] let them [consult] together. Who has declared this from ancient [times?] Who has told it from that time? Haven't I, the Lord? And there isn't [any other] God, [besides] Me. A [fair] God & a Savior. There is none [besides] Me. |
Look to Me & you be saved, all the ends of the earth. [Romans 10:9-12 That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus & shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart, man believes, [which leads to] righteousness & with the mouth, confession is made, [which leads to] Salvation. |
For the scripture says, [Whoever] believes [in] Him, shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew & the Greek, [a.k.a. Gentile, or heathen, or previous non-believers,] for the same Lord over all is rich unto all, [who] call upon Him.] |
For I Am God & there is none else. *I have sworn by Myself, the Word [has] gone out of My mouth in righteousness & shall not return. [So] that every knee shall bow [down] & every tongue shall swear to Me. |
Surely [someone] shall say, I have righteousness & strength in the Lord. Even men shall come to Him & all [who] are [enraged] against Him, shall be ashamed. All the [descendants] of Israel shall [glorify] & be justified in the Lord |