2 I will go ahead of you, Cyrus, and smooth out the rough places.I will break down the bronze doors and cut through the iron bars.
3 I will give you treasures from dark places and hidden stockpiles.Then you will know that I, the Lord God of Israel,have called you by name.
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,Israel, my chosen one,I have called you by name.I have given you a title of honor, although you don’t know me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is no other.There is no other God besides me.I will strengthen you, although you don’t know me,
6 so that from the east to the west people will knowthat there is no God except me.I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 I make light and create darkness.I make blessings and create disasters.I, the Lord, do all these things.
8 Rain down from above, you heavens,and pour down righteousness, you skies.Let the earth open.Let salvation and righteousness sprout.Let them spring up.I, the Lord, have created them.