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Isaiah 45

God Uses Cyrus

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Thus says the LORD to  aCyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right  bhand, To  csubdue nations before him And  1to  dloose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

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"I will go before you and  amake the  1rough places smooth; I will  bshatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron  cbars.

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"I will give you the  1 atreasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The LORD, the God of Israel, who  bcalls you by your name.

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"For the sake of  aJacob My servant, And Israel My chosen one, I have also  bcalled you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have  cnot known Me.

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"I am the LORD, and  athere is no other;  bBesides Me there is no God. I will  1 cgird you, though you have not known Me;

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That  1 amen may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is  bno one besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other,

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The One  aforming light and  bcreating darkness, Causing  1well-being and  ccreating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these.

God's Supreme Power

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aDrip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the  bearth open up and salvation bear fruit,  cAnd righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.

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"Woe to the one who  aquarrels with his  1Maker-- An earthenware vessel  2among the vessels of earth! Will the  bclay say to the  1potter, `What are you doing?' Or the thing you are making say, `He has no hands'?

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"Woe to him who says to a father, `What are you begetting?' Or to a woman, `To what are you  1giving birth?' "

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Thus says the  aLORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his  1 bMaker: " 2 cAsk Me about the things to come  3concerning My  dsons, And you shall commit to Me  ethe work of My hands.

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"It is I who  amade the earth, and created man upon it. I  bstretched out the heavens with My hands And I  1ordained  call their host.

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"I have aroused him in  arighteousness And I will  bmake all his ways smooth; He will  cbuild My city and will let My exiles go  dfree, Without any payment or reward," says the LORD of hosts.

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Thus says the LORD, "The  1products of  aEgypt and the merchandise of  2 bCush And the Sabeans, men of stature, Will  ccome over to you and will be yours; They will walk behind you, they will come over in  dchains And will  ebow down to you; They will make supplication to you: ` 3Surely,  fGod is  4with you, and  gthere is none else, No other God.' "

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Truly, You are a God who  ahides Himself, O God of Israel,  bSavior!

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They will be  aput to shame and even humiliated, all of them; The  bmanufacturers of idols will go away together in humiliation.

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Israel has been saved by the LORD With an  aeverlasting salvation; You  bwill not be put to shame or humiliated To all eternity.

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For thus says the LORD, who  acreated the heavens (He is the God who  bformed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it  1a  cwaste place, but formed it to be  dinhabited), "I am the LORD, and  ethere is none else.

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aI have not spoken in secret, In  1some dark land; I did not say to the  2 boffspring of Jacob, ` cSeek Me in  3a waste place'; I, the LORD,  dspeak righteousness,  eDeclaring things that are upright.

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aGather yourselves and come; Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;  bThey have no knowledge, Who  ccarry about  1their wooden idol And  dpray to a god who cannot save.

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aDeclare and set forth your case; Indeed, let them consult together.  bWho has announced this from of old? Who has long since declared it? Is it not I, the LORD? And there is  cno other God besides Me, A righteous God and a  dSavior; There is none except Me.

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aTurn to Me and  bbe saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.

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aI have sworn by Myself, The  bword has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me  cevery knee will bow, every tongue will  dswear allegiance.

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"They will say of Me, `Only  ain the LORD are righteousness and strength.' Men will come to Him, And  ball who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

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"In the LORD all the offspring of Israel Will be  ajustified and will  bglory."



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