Isaiah 45:5-7

Cyrus, God's Instrument

⁵ _x I am the Lord, and there is no other,
besides me there is no God;
_y I equip you, though you do not know me,
⁶ _z that people may know, from the rising of the sun
and from the west, that there is none besides me;
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
⁷ I form light and create darkness,
I make well-being and _a create calamity,
I am the Lord, who does all these things.

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 44:8
   Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.
   
2. Cross References
   Job 12:21
   He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong.
   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.
   
3. Cross References
   Isaiah 37:20
   So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord.
   Malachi 1:11
   For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 41:23
   Tell us what is to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods; do good, or do harm, that we may be dismayed and terrified.
   Amos 3:6
   Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it?