1. Thus says the Lord to Cyrus, His anointed,whose right hand I have held—to subdue nations before himand to loosen the loins of kings,to open doors before himso that the gates will not be shut:
2. I will go before youand make the crooked places straight;I will break in pieces the gates of bronzeand shatter the bars of iron.
3. And I will give you the treasures of darknessand hidden riches of secret placesso that you may know that I, the Lord,who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel.