Isaiah 45:11-13

New Century Version

¹¹ This is what the Lord,
    the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker, says:
“You ask me about what will happen.
    You question me about my children.
    You give me orders about what I have made.
¹² I made the earth
    and all the people living on it.
With my own hands I stretched out the skies,
    and I commanded all the armies in the sky.
¹³ I will bring Cyrus to do good things,
    and I will make his work easy.
He will rebuild my city
    and set my people free
without any payment or reward.
    The Lord All-Powerful says this.”