Isaiah 45:2
Verse 2 of 25. The 45th of 66 chapters in Isaiah, in The Major Prophets.
1Thus 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;
2I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
3And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
4For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
5I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
6That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.
Isaiah 45:2 in the World English Bible
“I will go before you and make the rough places smooth. I will break the doors of bronze in pieces and cut apart the bars of iron.Read Isaiah 45:2 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 45:2
Cyrus was a Mede, descended (as some say) from Astyages king of Media. The pagan writers are not agreed in their accounts of his origin. Some tell us that in his infancy he was an outcast, left exposed, and was saved from perishing by a herdsman's wife.
Read Matthew Henry on Isaiah 45:1–4: Prophecies Concerning Cyrus. (b. c. 708.)
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