Thussaith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whoserighthand I haveholden, to subduenationsbefore him; and I willloose the loins of kings, to openbefore him the two leavedgates; and the gatesshall not be shut;
And I willgivethee the treasures of darkness, and hiddenriches of secretplaces, thatthoumayestknowthat I, the LORD, whichcallthee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
Dropdown, ye heavens, fromabove, and let the skiespourdownrighteousness: let the earthopen, and let thembringforthsalvation, and let righteousnessspring up together; I the LORDhavecreated it.
Woe unto him thatstrivethwith his Maker! Let the potsherdstrivewith the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him thatfashioneth it, Whatmakestthou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Thussaith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to comeconcerning my sons, and concerning the work of my handscommand ye me.
I haveraised him up in righteousness, and I willdirect all his ways: he shallbuild my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.
Thussaith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shallcomeoveruntothee, and theyshall be thine: theyshallcomeafterthee; in chainstheyshallcomeover, and theyshallfalldownuntothee, theyshallmakesupplicationuntothee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is noneelse, there is no God.
For thussaith the LORDthatcreated the heavens; God himselfthatformed the earth and made it; he hathestablished it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is noneelse.
I have not spoken in secret, in a darkplace of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORDspeakrighteousness, I declarethingsthat are right.
Assembleyourselves and come; drawneartogether, ye that are escaped of the nations: theyhave no knowledgethat set up the wood of theirgravenimage, and prayunto a god thatcannotsave.
Tell ye, and bringthemnear; yea, let themtakecounseltogether: who hathdeclaredthisfromancienttime? who hathtold it fromthattime? have not I the LORD? and there is no God elsebeside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is nonebeside me.
Surely, shall one say, in the LORDhave I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensedagainst him shall be ashamed.