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This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to undo the weapons belt on the waist of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

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;

"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 thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

"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.

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.

"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 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.

"I am the LORD, and there is no one else; There is no God except Me. I will arm you, though you have not known Me,

I am the Lord , and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

So that people 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 one else,

That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord , and there is none else.

The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating disaster; I am the LORD who does all these things.

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.