1 Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped,to subdue nations before himand to loose the belts of kings,to open doors before himthat gates may not be closed:
2 “I will go before youand level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronzeand cut through the bars of iron,
3 I will give you the treasures of darknessand the hoards in secret places,that you may know that it is I, the Lord,the God of Israel, who call you by your name.
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is no other,besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me,
6 that people may know, from the rising of the sunand from the west, that there is none besides me;I am the Lord, and there is no other.