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;
KJV
Hæc dicit Dominus christo meo Cyro, cujus apprehendi dexteram, ut subjiciam ante faciem ejus gentes, et dorsa regum vertam, et aperiam coram eo januas, et portæ non claudentur :
Vulgate
Οὕτως λέγει Κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῷ ⸂⸆⸃ χριστῷ μου Κύρῳ, οὗ ἐκράτησα τῆς δεξιᾶς ἐπακοῦσαι ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἔθνη, καὶ ἰσχὺν βασιλέων διαρρήξω, ἀνοίξω ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ θύρας, καὶ πόλεις οὐ ⸆ συνκλεισθήσονται
LXX
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:
ASV
כֹּה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ לִ/מְשִׁיח/וֹ֮ לְ/כ֣וֹרֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּי בִֽ/ימִינ֗/וֹ לְ/רַד לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם וּ/מָתְנֵ֥י מְלָכִ֖ים אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ לִ/פְתֹּ֤חַ לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ דְּלָתַ֔יִם וּ/שְׁעָרִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִסָּגֵֽרוּ
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18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
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4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. If you remember our former reflections, we shall the more zealously proceed with the building up of what remains, as doing so for great gain. For so will our discourse be more intelligible to you who remember what has been already said, and we shall not need much labor, because you are able through your great love of learning to see more clearly into what remains. The man wh…
Covers Hezekiah's reforms and Sennacherib's invasion, the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah, the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the exile to Babylon, and the career of the prophet Daniel. Josephus explicitly cites Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus and Daniel's prophecies, calling Daniel one of the greatest prophets.
Cross-references
- 1Chr 14:15 — And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.
- 1Kgs 19:15 — And 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:
- 1Kgs 19:15 — And 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:
- Acts 12:10 — When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street;
- Dan 5:6 — Then 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.
- Dan 5:28 — PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
- Dan 7:5 — And 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 muc
- Esth 4:14 — For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who kn
- Ezek 29:20 — I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.
- Ezek 30:21 — Son 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.
- Ezek 30:24 — And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
- Ezra 1:1 — Now 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 proclamatio
- Isa 13:2 — Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
- Isa 13:3 — I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
- Isa 41:2 — Who 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 bo
- Isa 41:2 — Who 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 bo
- Isa 41:13 — For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
- Isa 41:13 — For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
- Isa 42:6 — I 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;
- Isa 44:28 — That 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.
- Isa 44:28 — That 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.
- Isa 45:5 — I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
- Isa 48:15 — I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
- Isa 51:18 — There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
- Jer 25:14 — For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
- Jer 27:6 — And 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.
- Jer 50:35 — A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
- Jer 51:11 — Make 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
- Jer 51:20 — Thou 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;
- Jer 51:30 — The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
- Jer 51:58 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they
- Job 8:20 — Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
- Job 12:19 — He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
- Job 12:21 — He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
- Mic 2:13 — The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
- Nah 2:6 — The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
- Nah 2:6 — The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
- Nah 3:13 — Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
- Ps 18:34 — He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
- Ps 73:23 — Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.