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Isaiah 45:1

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:

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ASV

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:

KJV

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 before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮lim.shi.Choto anointed hisH4899 →
לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshto CyrusH3566 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whomH834 →
הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiI have taken holdH2388 →
בִֽימִינ֗וֹvi.mi.Noon right [hand] hisH3225 →
לְרַד־le.rad-to subdueH7286 →
לְפָנָיו֙le.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →
גּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimnationsH1471 →
וּמָתְנֵ֥יu.ma.te.Neiand [the] loins ofH4975 →
מְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimkingsH4428 →
אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ'a.fa.Te.achI will loosenH6605 →
לִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achto openH6605 →
לְפָנָיו֙le.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →
דְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimdoorsH1817 →
וּשְׁעָרִ֖יםu.she.'a.Rimand gatesH8179 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃yi.sa.Ge.ruthey will be shutH5462 →

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Jeremiah 51:20–24“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.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.’”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,Job 8:20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.Psalms 73:23Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.Isaiah 41:13For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:Psalms 18:34He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.Jeremiah 50:35A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.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,Nahum 2:6The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.Isaiah 13:3I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.Job 12:21He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.Daniel 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.Daniel 7:5Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’1 Kings 19:15Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.Ezekiel 30:21–24“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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