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I will go in front of you
    and make the mountains flat.
I will break the city gates of bronze
    and cut the iron bars on the gates.
I will give you the wealth that is stored in secret places.
    I will give you those hidden treasures.
Then you will know that I am the Lord,
    the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
I do this for my servant, Jacob.
    I do it for my chosen people, Israel.
Cyrus, I am calling you by name.
    You don’t know me, but I know you.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:4 I know you Or “I will give you a title.”

I will go before you(A)
    and will level(B) the mountains[a];
I will break down gates(C) of bronze
    and cut through bars of iron.(D)
I will give you hidden treasures,(E)
    riches stored in secret places,(F)
so that you may know(G) that I am the Lord,
    the God of Israel, who summons you by name.(H)
For the sake of Jacob my servant,(I)
    of Israel my chosen,
I summon you by name
    and bestow on you a title of honor,
    though you do not acknowledge(J) me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.