113 lines
4.1 KiB
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113 lines
4.1 KiB
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# Chapter 45
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1 Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,
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whose right hand I have grasped,
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to subdue nations before him
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and to loose the belts of kings,
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to open doors before him
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that gates may not be closed:
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2 “I will go before you
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and level the exalted places,
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I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
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and cut through the bars of iron,
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3 I will give you the treasures of darkness
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and the hoards in secret places,
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that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
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the God of Israel, who call you by your name.
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4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,
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and Israel my chosen,
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I call you by your name,
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I name you, though you do not know me.
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5 I am the Lord, and there is no other,
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besides me there is no God;
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I equip you, though you do not know me,
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6 that people may know, from the rising of the sun
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and from the west, that there is none besides 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 well-being and create calamity;
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I am the Lord, who does all these things.
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8 “Shower, O heavens, from above,
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and let the clouds rain down righteousness;
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let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit;
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let the earth cause them both to sprout;
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I the Lord have created it.
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9 “Woe to him who strives with him who formed him,
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a pot among earthen pots!
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Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
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or ‘Your work has no handles’?
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10 Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’
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or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’”
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11 Thus says the Lord,
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the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him:
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“Ask me of things to come;
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will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands?
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12 I made the earth
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and created man on it;
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it was my hands that stretched out the heavens,
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and I commanded all their host.
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13 I have stirred him up in righteousness,
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and I will make all his ways level;
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he shall build my city
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and set my exiles free,
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not for price or reward,”
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says the Lord of hosts.
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14 Thus says the Lord:
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“The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,
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and the Sabeans, men of stature,
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shall come over to you and be yours;
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they shall follow you;
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they shall come over in chains and bow down to you.
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They will plead with you, saying:
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‘Surely God is in you, and there is no other,
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no god besides him.’”
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15 Truly, you are a God who hides himself,
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O God of Israel, the Savior.
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16 All of them are put to shame and confounded;
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the makers of idols go in confusion together.
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17 But Israel is saved by the Lord
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with everlasting salvation;
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you shall not be put to shame or confounded
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to all eternity.
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18 For thus says the Lord,
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who created the heavens
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(he is God!),
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who formed the earth and made it
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(he established it;
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he did not create it empty,
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he formed it to be inhabited!):
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“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
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19 I did not speak in secret,
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in a land of darkness;
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I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
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‘Seek me in vain.’
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I the Lord speak the truth;
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I declare what is right.
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20 “Assemble yourselves and come;
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draw near together,
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you survivors of the nations!
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They have no knowledge
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who carry about their wooden idols,
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and keep on praying to a god
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that cannot save.
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21 Declare and present your case;
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let them take counsel together!
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Who told this long ago?
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Who declared it of old?
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Was it not I, the Lord?
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And there is no other god besides me,
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a righteous God and a Savior;
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there is none besides 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, and there is no other.
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23 By myself I have sworn;
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from my mouth has gone out in righteousness
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a word that shall not return:
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‘To me every knee shall bow,
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every tongue shall swear allegiance.’
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24 “Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
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are righteousness and strength;
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to him shall come and be ashamed
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all who were incensed against him.
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25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
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shall be justified and shall glory.” |