1 Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus: "I have taken you by the right hand to subdue nations before you and strip kings of their armor, to open the gateways before you so that they will be closed no more.
2 I will go before you to level the slopes, I will break the gates of brass and destroy the iron bars;
3 I will give you treasures hidden in darkness and riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am Yahweh, the God of Israel who calls you by your name.
4 For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen one, I have called you by your name and given you your mission although you do not know me.
5 I am Yahweh, and there is no other; there is no God besides me. I armed you when you did not know me,
6 so that, from the rising to the setting of the sun, all may know that there is no one besides me; I am Yahweh, and there is no other.
7 I form the light and create the dark; I usher in prosperity and bring calamity. I, Yahweh, do all this.
8 Let the heavens send righteousness like dew and the clouds rain it down. Let the earth open and salvation blossom, so that justice also may sprout; I, Yahweh, have created it.
9 Woe to him who argues with his Maker being but a pot among pots. Will the clay say to him who fashions it, "What are you making? You have no skill."
10 Woe to him who asks a father, "What have you begotten!" or a mother, "To what have you given birth?"
11 Thus says Yahweh, the Holy One, he who fashions Israel: Is it for you to question me about my children, or decide the work of my hands for me?
12 I am He who made the earth and created man upon it. I am He who stretched out the heavens with my own hands and gave order to their whole array.
13 I have raised Cyrus for the sake of justice. I will direct his ways and make him rebuild my city. He will send my exiles home without ransom or indemnity. It is Yahweh Sabaoth who speaks.
14 Thus says Yahweh: The peasants of Egypt, the traders of Ethiopia and the tall men of Seba will pass near you in chains, and bow down facing you. In worship they will say, "Surely God is with you. There is no one else, there is no other god."
15 Truly you are the God who remains hidden, the God of Israel, the Savior.
16 All idol makers will be put to shame, they will go away humiliated.
17 But Israel will be saved by Yahweh - delivered with an everlasting salvation. You will never be put to disgrace for everlasting ages.
18 Yes, this is what Yahweh says, he who created the heavens, - for he is God, who formed and shaped the earth, - for he himself set it: "I did not let confusion in it, I wanted people to live there instead" - for I am Yahweh and there is no other.
19 I have not spoken in secret, from a dark place of the earth; I have not said to the race of Jacob: "Seek me, but all will be confused", - for I Yahweh tell the truth and I speak openly - Every knee will bend
20 Come, gather together, and try to understand, survivors from among the nations: They are but fools they who follow idols of wood and pray to gods that cannot move -
21 Let them present their arguments take counsel together and tell me: Who announced this from the beginning, who foretold it in the distant past? Is it not me Yahweh? There is no other God besides me, a Savior, a God of justice, there is no other one but me.
22 Turn to me and be saved, all you from the ends of the earth, for I am God and there is no other.
23 By my own self I swear it, and what comes from my mouth is truth, a word I say will not be revoked. Before me every knee will bend, by me every tongue will swear,
24 saying, "In Yahweh alone are righteousness and strength." All who have raged against him will come to him in shame.
25 But through Yahweh there will be victory and glory to the people of Israel.
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 45:
Isaiah 45 talks about God's sovereignty and how he is able to use people and nations to fulfill his purposes. Below are five verses from other Bible books that are related to the topics covered in Isaiah 45.
Psalm 24:1: "From the Lord is the earth and all that exists in it, the world and those who live in it." This verse emphasizes God's sovereignty over all creation, a theme similar to that found in Isaiah 45.
Acts 17:26: "One only made all peoples, that they may populate the whole earth, having determined the previously established times and the exact places in which they should dwell." This verse emphasizes how God is able to use nations and peoples to fulfill His purposes, a theme present in Isaiah 45.
Romans 11:33-34: "O depth of the richness of wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unstopable are your judgments and unscructable your ways! Who knew the mind of the Lord? Or who has become your counselor?" This verse emphasizes God's wisdom and knowledgeable knowledge, a theme similar to that found in Isaiah 45.
1 Corinthians 1:27: "But God has chosen what to the world is foolishness to embarrass the wise, and chose what to the world is weakness to embarrass what is strong." This verse emphasizes how God uses things that are considered weak or foolish around the world to fulfill His purposes, a theme present in Isaiah 45.
Philippians 2:9-11: "Therefore God exalted him to the highest position and gave him the name that is above all name, that the name of Jesus folds every knee in heaven, on earth and under the earth, and every language confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord to the glory of God the Father. " This verse emphasizes the sovereignty and exaltation of Jesus Christ, a theme similar to that found in Isaiah 45, where God chooses Cyrus to fulfill his purposes.
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