Cyrus is named Jehovah's "anointed," whose right hand Jehovah holds to subdue nations, break doors of brass, and receive treasures of darkness, all for Jacob's sake, though Cyrus has not known him.

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Cyrus is named Jehovah's "anointed," whose right hand Jehovah holds to subdue nations, break doors of brass, and receive treasures of darkness, all for Jacob's sake, though Cyrus has not known him. The refrain "I am Jehovah, and there is none else" structures the chapter: he forms light and creates darkness, makes peace and creates calamity. A double woe falls on the potsherd that strives with its Maker, the clay questioning the potter. Cyrus will build the city and free the exiles without price; Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Sabeans will come over in chains confessing "God is in thee." Jehovah, who formed the earth to be inhabited, invites all the ends of the earth to look to him and be saved, swearing by himself that every knee shall bow and every tongue swear, the oath of verse 23 that the New Testament quotes in Romans 14:11 and Philippians 2:10-11.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Prophecy · Isaiah — Isaiah overview

A. 1–8 I Will Loose the Loins of Kings Before Cyrus
B. 9–13 Woe to the Clay That Strives with the Potter
C. 14–19 Verily Thou Art a God That Hidest Thyself
D. 20–25 Look Unto Me and Be Saved, All the Ends of the Earth

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Isaiah 445 verses
- Isaiah 44:6Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Isaiah 44:8Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
- Isaiah 44:9All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
- Isaiah 44:24Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
- Isaiah 44:28who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
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Isaiah 424 verses
- Isaiah 42:5This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
- Isaiah 42:6“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
- Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 42:17But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.
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Isaiah 433 verses
- Isaiah 43:1Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
- Isaiah 43:9All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
- Isaiah 43:11I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.
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Isaiah 413 verses
- Isaiah 41:2Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.
- Isaiah 41:8“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
- Isaiah 41:11Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
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Isaiah 482 verses
- Isaiah 48:15I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
- Isaiah 48:16Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
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Jeremiah 102 verses
- Jeremiah 10:5Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”
- Jeremiah 10:12The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
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Isaiah 451 verse
- Isaiah 45:5I 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,
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Jeremiah 511 verse
- Jeremiah 51:20“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.