| Berean Study Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1This 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: | 1Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: |
| 2“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. | 2"I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. |
| 3I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name. | 3"I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. |
| 4For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me. | 4"For the sake of Jacob My servant, And Israel My chosen one, I have also called you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have not known Me. |
| 5I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, | 5"I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me; |
| 6so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. | 6That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other, |
| 7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things. | 7The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these. |
| 8Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it. | 8"Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it. |
| 9Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? | 9"Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker-- An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the potter, 'What are you doing?' Or the thing you are making say, 'He has no hands '? |
| 10Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ” | 10"Woe to him who says to a father, 'What are you begetting?' Or to a woman, 'To what are you giving birth?'" |
| 11Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands? | 11Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands. |
| 12It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host. | 12"It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it. I stretched out the heavens with My hands And I ordained all their host. |
| 13I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.” | 13"I have aroused him in righteousness And I will make all his ways smooth; He will build My city and will let My exiles go free, Without any payment or reward," says the LORD of hosts. |
| 14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’ ” | 14Thus says the LORD, "The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush And the Sabeans, men of stature, Will come over to you and will be yours; They will walk behind you, they will come over in chains And will bow down to you; They will make supplication to you: 'Surely, God is with you, and there is none else, No other God.'" |
| 15Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior. | 15Truly, You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, Savior! |
| 16They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace. | 16They will be put to shame and even humiliated, all of them; The manufacturers of idols will go away together in humiliation. |
| 17But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting. | 17Israel has been saved by the LORD With an everlasting salvation; You will not be put to shame or humiliated To all eternity. |
| 18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. | 18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), "I am the LORD, and there is none else. |
| 19I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right. | 19"I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek Me in a waste place'; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, Declaring things that are upright. |
| 20Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save. | 20"Gather yourselves and come; Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations; They have no knowledge, Who carry about their wooden idol And pray to a god who cannot save. |
| 21Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. | 21"Declare and set forth your case; Indeed, let them consult together. Who has announced this from of old? Who has long since declared it? Is it not I, the LORD? And there is no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a Savior; There is none except Me. |
| 22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. | 22"Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other. |
| 23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance. | 23"I have sworn by Myself, The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance. |
| 24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’ ” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame. | 24"They will say of Me, 'Only in the LORD are righteousness and strength.' Men will come to Him, And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame. |
| 25In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult. | 25"In the LORD all the offspring of Israel Will be justified and will glory." |
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