1 T hus says the Lord to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, whom He has chosen, whose right hand He has held, “I send him to put nations under his power, and to take away the power of kings. And I will open doors in front of him so that gates will not be shut.

2 “ I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.

I will go before you and make the hard places smooth. I will break the brass doors to pieces, and cut through their iron gates.

3 “ I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.

I will give you riches hidden in the darkness and things of great worth that are hidden in secret places. Then you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

4 “ For the sake of Jacob My servant, And Israel My chosen one, I have also called you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have not known Me.

For the good of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I called you by your name. I gave you a name of honor, when you had not known Me.

5 “ I am the Lord, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me;

I am the Lord, and there is no other. There is no God besides Me. I will give you strength, even though you have not known Me.

6 T hat men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other,

Then men may know from sunrise to sunset that there is no God besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.

7 T he One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these. God’s Supreme Power

I make light and I make darkness. I bring good and I make trouble. I am the Lord Who does all these things.

8 “ Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the Lord, have created it.

“Send down, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds pour down what is right and good. Let the earth open up and bring the fruit of saving power. And let what is right and good grow with it. I the Lord have made it.

9 “ Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker— An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’ Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?

“It is bad for the one who works against His Maker. He is just a clay pot among the other pots of earth. Will the clay say to the pot-maker, ‘What are you doing?’ or, your work say, ‘He has no hands’?

10 “ Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’ Or to a woman, ‘To what are you giving birth?’”

It is bad for him who says to his father, ‘To what are you giving life?’ or to a woman, ‘To what are you giving birth?’”

11 T hus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: “ Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands.

The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, says, “Will you ask Me about the things to come for My children? Will you tell Me about the work of My hands?

12 “ It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it. I stretched out the heavens with My hands And I ordained all their host.

I made the earth, and made man upon it. I spread out the heavens with My hands, and put all the stars in their places.

13 “ I have aroused him in righteousness And I will make all his ways smooth; He will build My city and will let My exiles go free, Without any payment or reward,” says the Lord of hosts.

I have sent Cyrus to do what is right and good. And I will make all his ways smooth. He will build My city and without any money will set My people free who were taken away,” says the Lord of All.

14 T hus says the Lord, “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush And the Sabeans, men of stature, Will come over to you and will be yours; They will walk behind you, they will come over in chains And will bow down to you; They will make supplication to you: ‘ Surely, God is with you, and there is none else, No other God.’”

The Lord says, “The riches of Egypt and the good things of Cush and the tall Sabeans will come over to you and be yours. They will walk behind you in chains and bow down to you. They will beg you, saying, ‘For sure God is with you, and there is no other God. There is none other.’”

15 T ruly, You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, Savior!

It is true that You are a God Who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the One Who saves!

16 T hey will be put to shame and even humiliated, all of them; The manufacturers of idols will go away together in humiliation.

All of them will be put to shame and troubled. Those who make false gods will go away together in shame.

17 I srael has been saved by the Lord With an everlasting salvation; You will not be put to shame or humiliated To all eternity.

Israel has been saved forever by the Lord. You will never be put to shame for all time.

18 F or thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), “I am the Lord, and there is none else.

This is what the Lord Who made the heavens, the God Who planned and made the earth, and everything in it and did not make it a waste place, but made it a place for people to live in, says, “I am the Lord, and there is no other.

19 “ I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘ Seek Me in a waste place’; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, Declaring things that are upright.

I have not spoken in secret in some dark land. I did not say to the children of Jacob, ‘Look for Me for nothing.’ I the Lord speak the truth. I say what is right.

20 “ Gather yourselves and come; Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations; They have no knowledge, Who carry about their wooden idol And pray to a god who cannot save.

“Gather together and come. Come near together, you who are left of the nations. They have no learning, who carry around their false god made of wood and pray to a god who cannot save.

21 “ Declare and set forth your case; Indeed, let them consult together. Who has announced this from of old? Who has long since declared it? Is it not I, the Lord ? And there is no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a Savior; There is none except Me.

Make your need known. Yes, let them talk it over together. Who said this would happen from long ago? Who has been saying it for a long time? Is it not I, the Lord? There is no other God besides Me, a God Who is right and good, a God Who saves. There is none except Me.

22 “ Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.

Look to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.

23 “ I have sworn by Myself, The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.

By Myself I have sworn. The Word has gone out from My mouth in truth, and will not turn back: ‘Every knee will bow down before Me. And every tongue will say that I am God.’

24 “ They will say of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’ Men will come to Him, And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

They will say of Me, ‘Strength and what is right and good are only found in the Lord.’ Men will come to Him, and all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

25 “ In the Lord all the offspring of Israel Will be justified and will glory.”

In the Lord all the children of Israel will be made right, and will give praise.”