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<t><p class="indent1">To open<MH6605a> doors<MH1817> before<MH6440> him so that gates<MH8179> will not be shut<MH5462>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“I will go<MH1980> before<MH6440> you and make<MH3474> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>rough<MH1921> places<MH1921> smooth<MH3474>; <t><p class="indent1">I will shatter<MH7665> the doors<MH1817> of bronze<MH5154> and cut<MH1438> through<MH1438> their iron<MH1270> bars<MH1280>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“I will give<MH5414> you the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>treasures<MH214> of darkness<MH2822> <t><p class="indent1">And hidden<MH4301> wealth<MH4301> of secret<MH4565> places<MH4565>, <t><p class="indent1">So that you may know<MH3045> that it is I, <t><p class="indent1">The LORD<MH3068>, the God<MH430> of Israel<MH3478>, who calls<MH7121> you by your name<MH8034>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“For the sake<MH4616> of Jacob<MH3290> My servant<MH5650>, <t><p class="indent1">And Israel<MH3478> My chosen<MH972> <i>one,</i> <t><p class="indent1">I have also called<MH7121> you by your name<MH8034>; <t><p class="indent1">I have given<MH3655> you a<MH3655> title<MH3655> of<MH3655> honor<MH3655> <t><p class="indent1">Though you have not known<MH3045> Me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“I am the LORD<MH3068>, and there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH369> else<MH5750>; <t><p class="indent1">There<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> God<MH430> except<MH2108> Me. <t><p class="indent1">I will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>arm<MH247> you, though you have not known<MH3045> Me, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So<MH4616> that<MH4616> <i>people</i> may know<MH3045> from the rising<MH4217> to the setting<MH4628> of the sun<MH8121> <t><p class="indent1">That there is no<MH657> one<MH657> besides<MH1107> Me. <t><p class="indent1">I am the LORD<MH3068>, and there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH369> else<MH5750>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The One forming<MH3335> light<MH216> and creating<MH1254a> darkness<MH2822>, <t><p class="indent1">Causing<MH6213a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>well-being<MH7965> and creating<MH1254a> disaster<MH7451b>; <t><p class="indent1">I am the LORD<MH3068> who does<MH6213a> all<MH3605> these<MH428> things<MH428>. <p class="hdg">God’s Supreme Power</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Drip<MH7491> down<MH7491>, heavens<MH8064>, from above<MH4605>, <t><p class="indent1">And let the clouds<MH7834> pour<MH5140> down<MH5140> righteousness<MH6664>; <t><p class="indent1">Let the earth<MH776> open<MH6605a> up<MH6605a> and salvation<MH3468> bear<MH6509> fruit<MH6509>, <t><p class="indent1">And righteousness<MH6666> sprout<MH6779> with it. <t><p class="indent1">I, the LORD<MH3068>, have created<MH1254a> it. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Woe<MH1945> to <i>the one</i> who quarrels<MH7378> with <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>his Maker<MH3335>— <t><p class="indent1">A piece<MH2789> of<MH2789> pottery<MH2789> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>among<MH854> the <i>other</i> earthenware<MH127> pottery<MH2789> pieces<MH2789>! <t><p class="indent1">Will the clay<MH2563a> say<MH559> to the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>potter<MH3335>, ‘What<MH4100> are you doing<MH6213a>?’ <t><p class="indent1">Or the thing<MH6467> you are making<MH6467> <i>say,</i> ‘He has<MH369> no<MH369> hands<MH3027>’? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Woe<MH1945> to him who says<MH559> to a father<MH1>, ‘What<MH4100> are you fathering<MH3205>?’ <t><p class="indent1">Or to a woman<MH802>, ‘To what<MH4100> are you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>giving<MH2342a> birth<MH2342a>?’” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>This<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> the LORD<MH3068> says<MH559>, the Holy<MH6918> One<MH6918> of Israel<MH3478> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>his Maker<MH3335>: <p class="indent1stline">“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>Ask<MH7592> Me about<MH5921> the things<MH857> to<MH857> come<MH857> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>concerning<MH5921> My sons<MH1121>, <t><p class="indent1">And you shall commit<MH6680> to Me the work<MH6467> of My hands<MH3027>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“It is I who made<MH6213a> the earth<MH776>, and created<MH1254a> mankind<MH120> upon it. <t><p class="indent1">I stretched<MH5186> out<MH5186> the heavens<MH8064> with My hands<MH3027>, <t><p class="indent1">And I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>ordained<MH6680> all<MH3605> their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>lights<MH6635>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“I have stirred<MH5782> him in righteousness<MH6664>, <t><p class="indent1">And I will make<MH3474> all<MH3605> his ways<MH1870> smooth<MH3474>. <t><p class="indent1">He will build<MH1129> My city<MH5892b> and let<MH7971> My exiles<MH1546> go<MH7971> free<MH7971>, <t><p class="indent1">Without<MH3808> any payment<MH4242> or reward<MH7810>,” says<MH559> the LORD<MH3068> of armies<MH6635>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>This<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> the LORD<MH3068> says<MH559>: <p class="indent1stline">“The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>products<MH3018> of Egypt<MH4714> and the merchandise<MH5504> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>Cush<MH3568a> <t><p class="indent1">And the Sabeans<MH5436>, men<MH376> of stature<MH4060a>, <t><p class="indent1">Will come<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> to you and will be yours; <t><p class="indent1">They will walk<MH1980> behind<MH310> you, they will come<MH5674a> over<MH5674a> in chains<MH2203b> <t><p class="indent1">And will bow<MH2331c> down<MH2331c> to you; <t><p class="indent1">They will plead<MH6419> with you: <p class="indent1stline">‘<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>God<MH410> certainly<MH389> is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>with you, and there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH369> else<MH5750>, <t><p class="indent1">No<MH657> other<MH657> God<MH430>.’” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Truly<MH403>, You are a God<MH410> who hides<MH5641> Himself, <t><p class="indent1">God<MH430> of Israel<MH3478>, Savior<MH3467>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>They will be put<MH954> to<MH954> shame<MH954> and even<MH1571> humiliated<MH3637>, all<MH3605> of them; <t><p class="indent1">The manufacturers<MH2796> of idols<MH6736> will go<MH1980> away together<MH3164a> in humiliation<MH3639>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Israel<MH3478> has been saved<MH3467> by the LORD<MH3068> <t><p class="indent1">With an everlasting<MH5769> salvation<MH8668>; <t><p class="indent1">You will not be put<MH954> to<MH954> shame<MH954> or humiliated<MH3637> <t><p class="indent1">To all<MH5703> eternity<MH5769>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For this<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> the LORD<MH3068> says<MH559>, <i>He</i> who created<MH1254a> the heavens<MH8064> (He is the God<MH430> who formed<MH3335> the earth<MH776> and made<MH6213a> it, He established<MH3559> it <i>and</i> did not create<MH1254a> it <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>as a waste<MH8414> place<MH8414>, <i>but</i> formed<MH3335> it to be inhabited<MH3427>): <p class="indent1stline">“I am the LORD<MH3068>, and there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH369> else<MH5750>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“I have not spoken<MH1696> in secret<MH5643a>, <t><p class="indent1">In <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>some<MH4725> dark<MH2822> land<MH776>; <t><p class="indent1">I did not say<MH559> to the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>offspring<MH2233> of Jacob<MH3290>, <t><p class="indent1">‘Seek<MH1245> Me in <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[v]</a></span>a wasteland<MH8414>’; <t><p class="indent1">I, the LORD<MH3068>, speak<MH1696> righteousness<MH6664>, <t><p class="indent1">Declaring<MH5046> things<MH4339> that<MH4339> are<MH4339> right<MH4339>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Gather<MH6908> yourselves and come<MH935>; <t><p class="indent1">Come<MH5066> together<MH3164a>, you survivors<MH6412a> of the nations<MH1471>! <t><p class="indent1">They have<MH3045> no<MH3808> knowledge<MH3045>, <t><p class="indent1">Who carry<MH5375> around<MH5375> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[w]</a></span>their wooden<MH6086> idol<MH6459> <t><p class="indent1">And pray<MH6419> to a god<MH410> who cannot<MH3808> save<MH3467>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“Declare<MH5046> and present<MH5066> <i>your case;</i> <t><p class="indent1">Indeed<MH637>, let them consult<MH3289> together<MH3164a>. <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH4310> has announced<MH8085> this<MH2088> long<MH6924a> ago<MH6924a>? <t><p class="indent1">Who has long<MH3975b> since<MH3975b> declared<MH5046> it? <t><p class="indent1">Is it not I, the LORD<MH3068>? <t><p class="indent1">And there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> other<MH5750> God<MH430> besides<MH4480, 1107> Me, <t><p class="indent1">A righteous<MH6662> God<MH410> and a Savior<MH3467>; <t><p class="indent1">There<MH369> is<MH369> none<MH369> except<MH2108> Me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“Turn<MH6437> to Me and be saved<MH3467>, all<MH3605> the ends<MH657> of the earth<MH776>; <t><p class="indent1">For I am God<MH410>, and there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> other<MH5750>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“I have sworn<MH7650> by Myself; <t><p class="indent1">The word<MH1697> has gone<MH3318> out<MH3318> from My mouth<MH6310> in righteousness<MH6666> <t><p class="indent1">And will not turn<MH7725> back<MH7725>, <t><p class="indent1">That to Me every<MH3605> knee<MH1290> will bow<MH3766>, every<MH3605> tongue<MH3956> will swear<MH7650> <i>allegiance.</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“They will say<MH559> of Me, ‘Only<MH389> in the LORD<MH3068> are righteousness<MH6666> and strength<MH5797>.’ <t><p class="indent1"><i>People</i> will come<MH935> to Him, <t><p class="indent1">And all<MH3605> who were<MH2734> angry<MH2734> at Him will be put<MH954> to<MH954> shame<MH954>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/45-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“In the LORD<MH3068> all<MH3605> the offspring<MH2233> of Israel<MH3478> <t><p class="indent1">Will be justified<MH6663> and will boast<MH1984b>.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>I will loose</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Another reading is <i>mountains</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Or <i>hoarded treasures</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>embrace</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>peace</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>He who formed him</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>with</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>he who formed him</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>in labor pains with</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>He who formed him</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>Will you ask</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>upon</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Or <i>commanded</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>host;</i> i.e., sun, stars, etc.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>labor</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>Ethiopia</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>God is with you alone</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>in</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> LXX <i>in vain</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>a place of a land of darkness</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>seed</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[v]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>vain</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[w]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>the wood of their carved image</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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