2 I will go in front of you and make the mountains flat. I will break the city gates of bronze and cut the iron bars on the gates.
3 I will give you the wealth that is stored in secret places. I will give you those hidden treasures. Then you will know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
4 I do this for my servant, Jacob. I do it for my chosen people, Israel. Cyrus, I am calling you by name. You don’t know me, but I know you.
5 I am the Lord, the only God. There is no other God except me. I put your clothes on you, but still you don’t know me.
6 I am doing this so that everyone will know that I am the only God. From the east to the west, people will know that I am the Lord and that there is no other God.
7 I made the light and the darkness. I bring peace, and I cause trouble. I, the Lord, do all these things.
8 “May the clouds in the skies above pour goodness on the earth like rain. May the earth open up to let salvation grow. And may goodness grow with that salvation, which I, the Lord, created.