Isaiah 45:1-3

Cyrus, God's Instrument

¹ Thus says the Lord to _p his anointed, to Cyrus,
_q whose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and _r to loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be closed:
² "I will go before you
and _s level the exalted places, _1
t I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron,
³ _u I will give you the treasures of darkness
and the hoards in secret places,
that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
the God of Israel, _v who call you by your name.

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 44:28
   Who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and he shall fulfill all my purpose'; saying of Jerusalem, 'She shall be built,' and of the temple, 'Your foundation shall be laid.'
   
2. Cross References
   Isaiah 41:13
   For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you.
   
3. Cross References
   Job 12:21
   He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong.
   Isaiah 45:5
   I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me.
   Isaiah 22:21
   And I will clothe him with your robe, and will bind your sash on him, and will commit your authority to his hand. And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 40:4
   Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.
   
5. Cross References
   Psalms 107:16
   For he shatters the doors of bronze and cuts in two the bars of iron.
   
6. Cross References
   Jeremiah 50:37
   A sword against her horses and against her chariots, and against all the foreign troops in her midst, that they may become women! A sword against all her treasures, that they may be plundered!
   Jeremiah 51:13
   O you who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
   
7. Cross References
   Isaiah 43:1
   But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.