Isaiah 45:1-7

Thus says Yahweh to ^aCyrus His anointed,

Whom I have taken hold of by his right ^bhand,

To ^csubdue nations before him

And ¹to ^dloose the loins of kings,

To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

“I will go before you and ^amake the ¹rough places smooth;

I will ^bshatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron ^cbars.

I will give you the ¹^atreasures of darkness

And hidden wealth of secret places,

So that you may know that it is I,

Yahweh, the God of Israel, who ^bcalls you by your name.

For the sake of ^aJacob My servant,

And Israel My chosen one,

I have also ^bcalled you by your name;

I have given you a title of honor

Though you have ^cnot known Me.

I am Yahweh, and ^athere is no other;

^bBesides Me there is no God.

I will ¹^cgird you, though you have not known Me,

That ^athey may know from the rising to the setting of the sun

That there is ^bno one besides Me.

I am Yahweh, and there is no other,

The One ^aforming light and ^bcreating darkness,

Producing peace and ^ccreating calamity;

I am Yahweh who does all these.