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121 lines
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# Chapter 45
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1 The Lord says this to Cyrus, his anointed,
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whose right hand I have grasped
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to subdue nations before him
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and disarm kings,
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to open doors before him,
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and even city gates will not be shut:
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2 “I will go before you
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and level the uneven places;
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I will shatter the bronze doors
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and cut the iron bars in two.
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3 I will give you the treasures of darkness
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and riches from secret places,
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so that you may know that I am the Lord.
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I am the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.
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4 I call you by your name,
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for the sake of my servant Jacob
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and Israel my chosen one.
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I give a name to you,
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though you do not know me.
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5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;
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there is no God but me.
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I will strengthen you,
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though you do not know me,
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6 so that all may know from the rising of the sun to its setting
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that there is no one but me.
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I am the Lord, and there is no other.
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7 I form light and create darkness,
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I make success and create disaster;
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I am the Lord, who does all these things.
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8 “Heavens, sprinkle from above,
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and let the skies shower righteousness.
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Let the earth open up
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so that salvation will sprout
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and righteousness will spring up with it.
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I, the Lord, have created it.
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9 “Woe to the one who argues with his Maker—
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one clay pot among many.
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Does clay say to the one forming it,
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‘What are you making?’
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Or does your work say,
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‘He has no hands’?
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10 Woe to the one who says to his father,
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‘What are you fathering?’
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or to his mother,
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‘What are you giving birth to?’”
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11 This is what the Lord,
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the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says:
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“Ask me what is to happen to my sons,
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and instruct me about the work of my hands.
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12 I made the earth,
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and created humans on it.
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It was my hands that stretched out the heavens,
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and I commanded everything in them.
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13 I have stirred him up in righteousness,
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and will level all roads for him.
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He will rebuild my city,
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and set my exiles free,
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not for a price or a bribe,”
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says the Lord of Armies.
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14 This is what the Lord says:
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“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush
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and the Sabeans, men of stature,
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will come over to you
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and will be yours;
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they will follow you,
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they will come over in chains
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and bow down to you.
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They will confess to you,
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‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other;
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there is no other God.’”
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15 Yes, you are a God who hides,
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God of Israel, Savior.
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16 All of them are put to shame, even humiliated;
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the makers of idols go in humiliation together.
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17 Israel will be saved by the Lord
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with an everlasting salvation;
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you will not be put to shame or humiliated
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for all eternity.
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18 For this is what the Lord says—
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the Creator of the heavens,
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the God who formed the earth and made it,
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the one who established it
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(he did not create it to be a wasteland,
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but formed it to be inhabited)—
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he says, “I am the Lord,
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and there is no other.
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19 I have not spoken in secret,
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somewhere in a land of darkness.
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I did not say to the descendants of Jacob:
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Seek me in a wasteland.
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I am the Lord, who speaks righteously,
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who declares what is right.
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20 “Come, gather together,
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and approach, you fugitives of the nations.
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Those who carry their wooden idols
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and pray to a god who cannot save
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have no knowledge.
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21 Speak up and present your case—
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yes, let them consult each other.
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Who predicted this long ago?
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Who announced it from ancient times?
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Was it not I, the Lord?
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There is no other God but me,
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a righteous God and Savior;
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there is no one except me.
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22 Turn to me and be saved,
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all the ends of the earth.
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For I am God,
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and there is no other.
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23 By myself I have sworn;
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truth has gone from my mouth,
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a word that will not be revoked:
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Every knee will bow to me,
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every tongue will swear allegiance.
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24 It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness and strength
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are found only in the Lord.’”
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All who are enraged against him
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will come to him and be put to shame.
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25 All the descendants of Israel
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will be justified and boast in the Lord. |