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12 I made the earth and created humans on it.
    I stretched out the heavens with my own hands.
    I commanded all the stars to shine.
13 I prepared Cyrus for my righteous purpose.
    I will make all his roads straight.
    He will build my city and let my exiles go free
        without any payment or any reward, says Yahweh Tsebaoth.

14 This is what Yahweh says:

The products from Egypt, the merchandise from Sudan,
    and the important Sabaeans will come to you.
        They will belong to you.
        They will follow you.
        They will come to you in chains.
        They will bow to you and pray to you,
            “Certainly El is with you alone, and there is no other Elohim.”

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12 It is I who made the earth(A)
    and created mankind on it.
My own hands stretched out the heavens;(B)
    I marshaled their starry hosts.(C)
13 I will raise up Cyrus[a](D) in my righteousness:
    I will make all his ways straight.(E)
He will rebuild my city(F)
    and set my exiles free,
but not for a price or reward,(G)
    says the Lord Almighty.”

14 This is what the Lord says:

“The products(H) of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,[b]
    and those tall Sabeans(I)
they will come over to you(J)
    and will be yours;
they will trudge behind you,(K)
    coming over to you in chains.(L)
They will bow down before you
    and plead(M) with you, saying,
‘Surely God is with you,(N) and there is no other;
    there is no other god.(O)’”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:13 Hebrew him
  2. Isaiah 45:14 That is, the upper Nile region