Cross References Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut. Ezra 1:2 Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians: The Lord the God of heaven hath given to me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judea. Job 12:21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed. Isaiah 13:2 Upon the dark mountain lift ye up a banner, exalt the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers go into the gates. Isaiah 41:2 Who hath raised up the just one from the east, hath called him to follow him? he shall give the nations in his sight, and he shall rule over kings: he shall give them as the dust to his sword, as stubble driven by the wind, to his bow. Isaiah 41:13 For I am the Lord thy God, who take thee by the hand, and say to thee: Fear not, I have helped thee. Isaiah 41:25 I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come from the rising of the sun: he shall call upon my name, and he shall make princes to be as dirt, and as the potter treading clay. Isaiah 42:6 I the Lord have called thee in justice, and taken thee by the hand, and preserved thee. And I have given thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles: Isaiah 44:28 Who say to Cyrus: Thou art my shepherd, and thou shalt perform all my pleasure. Who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be built: and to the temple: Thy foundations shall be laid. Isaiah 45:5 I am the Lord, and there is none else: there is no God besides me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me: Isaiah 48:15 I, even I have spoken and called him: I have brought him, and his way is made prosperous. Jeremiah 43:10 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will send, and take Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will set his throne over these stones which I have hid, and he shall set his throne over them. Jeremiah 50:3 For a nation is come up against her out of the north, which shall make her land desolate: and there shall be none to dwell therein, from man even to beast: yea they are removed, and gone away. Jeremiah 50:35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. Jeremiah 51:11 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers, the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: and his mind is against Babylon to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple. Jeremiah 51:20 Thou dashest together for me the weapons of war, and with thee I will dash nations together, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms: Jeremiah 51:30 The valiant men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they have dwelt in holds: their strength hath failed, and they are become as women: her dwelling places are burnt, her bars are broken. Jeremiah 51:58 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: That broad wall of Babylon shall be utterly broken down, and her high gates shall be burnt with fire, and the labours of the people shall come to nothing, and of the nations shall go to the fire, and shall perish. Ezekiel 29:20 And for the service that he hath done me against it: I have given him the land of Egypt, because he hath laboured for me, saith the Lord God. Ezekiel 30:24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and will put my sword in his hand: and I will break the arms of Pharao, and they shall groan bitterly being slain before his face. Daniel 5:28 PHARES: thy kingdom is divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut. to his Isaiah 13:3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, and have called my strong ones in my wrath, them that rejoice in my glory. Isaiah 44:28 Who say to Cyrus: Thou art my shepherd, and thou shalt perform all my pleasure. Who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be built: and to the temple: Thy foundations shall be laid. 1 Kings 19:15 And the Lord said to him: Go, and return on thy way, through the desert, to Damascus: and when thou art come thither, thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king over Syria; Jeremiah 27:6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon my servant: moreover also the beasts of the field I have given him to serve him. whose Isaiah 41:13 For I am the Lord thy God, who take thee by the hand, and say to thee: Fear not, I have helped thee. Isaiah 42:6 I the Lord have called thee in justice, and taken thee by the hand, and preserved thee. And I have given thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles: Psalm 73:23 I am become as a beast before thee: and I am always with thee. holden. Ezekiel 30:21-24 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharao king of Egypt: and behold it is not bound up, to be healed, to be tied up with clothes, and swathed with linen, that it might recover strength, and hold the sword. . . . to subdue Isaiah 41:2,25 Who hath raised up the just one from the east, hath called him to follow him? he shall give the nations in his sight, and he shall rule over kings: he shall give them as the dust to his sword, as stubble driven by the wind, to his bow. . . . Ezra 1:1 In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians: and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and in writing also, saying: Jeremiah 50:3,35 For a nation is come up against her out of the north, which shall make her land desolate: and there shall be none to dwell therein, from man even to beast: yea they are removed, and gone away. . . . Jeremiah 51:11,20-24 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers, the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: and his mind is against Babylon to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple. . . . Daniel 5:6,28-30 Then was the king's countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him: and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees struck one against the other. . . . Daniel 7:5 And behold another beast, like a bear, stood up on one side: and there were three rows in the mouth thereof, and in the teeth thereof, and thus they said to it: Arise, devour much flesh. Daniel 8:3 And I lifted up my eyes, and saw: and behold a ram stood before the water, having two high horns, and one higher than the other, and growing up. Afterward to open. Nahum 2:6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the temple is thrown down to the ground. Context God Calls Cyrus1Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut.2I will go before thee, and will humble the great ones of the earth: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and will burst the bars of iron.… Lexicon This is whatכֹּה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָה֮ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to Cyrus לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ (lə·ḵō·w·reš) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3566: Cyrus -- a person king His anointed, לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮ (lim·šî·ḥōw) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4899: Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah whose right hand בִֽימִינ֗וֹ (ḇî·mî·nōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3225: The right hand, side, the south I have grasped הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּי (he·ḥĕ·zaq·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer to subdue לְרַד־ (lə·raḏ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7286: To tread in pieces, to conquer, to overlay nations גּוֹיִ֔ם (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts before him, לְפָנָיו֙ (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face to disarm אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ (’ă·p̄at·tê·aḥ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve kings, מְלָכִ֖ים (mə·lā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king to open לִפְתֹּ֤חַ (lip̄·tō·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve the doors דְּלָתַ֔יִם (də·lā·ṯa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's Hebrew 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door before him, לְפָנָיו֙ (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face so that the gates וּשְׁעָרִ֖ים (ū·šə·‘ā·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no be shut: יִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃ (yis·sā·ḡê·rū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5462: To shut up, to surrender Additional Translations This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:Thus said the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, 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; Thus saith Jehovah 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 the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut: Thus saith the Lord God to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, that nations might be obedient before him; and I will break through the strength of kings; I will open doors before him, and cities shall not be closed. Thus saith Jehovah 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 doors, and the gates shall not be shut: Thus 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 the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut; Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held 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; Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut: Thus said Jehovah, To His anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have laid hold on, To subdue nations before him, Yea, loins of kings I loose, To open before him two-leaved doors, Yea, gates are not shut: Jump to Previous Anointed Armor Cyrus Doors Gates Hand Held Holden Kings Loose Nations Open Right Shut Strip Subdue Two-LeavedJump to Next Anointed Armor Cyrus Doors Gates Hand Held Holden Kings Loose Nations Open Right Shut Strip Subdue Two-LeavedExternal Links Isaiah 45:1 NIVIsaiah 45:1 NLT Isaiah 45:1 ESV Isaiah 45:1 NASB Isaiah 45:1 ASV Isaiah 45:1 Bible Apps Isaiah 45:1 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 45:1 Chinese Bible Isaiah 45:1 French Bible Isaiah 45:1 German Bible Alphabetical: and anointed armor be before by Cyrus doors gates hand have him his hold I is kings loins loose LORD nations not of open right says shut so strip subdue take taken that the their This Thus to what Whom whose will OT Prophets: Isaiah 45:1 Thus says Yahweh to his anointed (Isa Isi Is) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |