KJV King James Version
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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Isaiah 45:1
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
WEB World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
ASV American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah, To His anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have laid hold on, To subdue nations before him, Yea, loins of kings I loose, To open before him two-leaved doors, Yea, gates are not shut:
Surrounding context — Isaiah 45
1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call [thee] by thy name, [am] the God of Israel.
4 For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
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כֹּה־H3541 · kohthusאָמַ֣רH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָה֮H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮H4899 · ma.shi.achanointedלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁH3566 · ko.reshCyrusאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichהֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּיH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenבִֽימִינ֗וֹH3225 · ya.minrightלְרַד־H7286 · ra.dadto subdueלְפָנָיו֙H6440 · pa.nehface: beforeגּוֹיִ֔םH1471 · goynationוּמָתְנֵ֥יH4975 · mo.tenloinמְלָכִ֖יםH4428 · me.lekhkingאֲפַתֵּ֑חַH6605 · pa.tachto openלִפְתֹּ֤חַH6605 · pa.tachto openלְפָנָיו֙H6440 · pa.nehface: beforeדְּלָתַ֔יִםH1817 · daldoorוּשְׁעָרִ֖יםH8179 · sha.argateלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃H5462 · sa.garto shut
Cross-references
Jeremiah 51:20-24Thou [art] my battle axe [and] weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;Isaiah 42:6I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;Isaiah 44:28That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.Psalm 73:23Nevertheless I [am] continually with thee: thou hast holden [me] by my right hand.Isaiah 41:13For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.Ezra 1:1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying,Jeremiah 50:35A sword [is] upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise [men].Isaiah 45:5I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:Jeremiah 51:11Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device [is] against Babylon, to destroy it; because it [is] the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.Job 12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.Daniel 5:6Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.Isaiah 13:3I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, [even] them that rejoice in my highness.Daniel 7:5And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.Nahum 2:6The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.1 Kings 19:15And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael [to be] king over Syria:Isaiah 41:2Who raised up the righteous [man] from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made [him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword, [and] as driven stubble to his bow.Jeremiah 27:6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.Ezekiel 30:21-24Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
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