1Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, 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:
2I will go before you, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron;
3and I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, Yahweh, who call you by your name, even the God of Israel.
4For Jacob my servant`s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name: I have surnamed you, though you have not known me.
5I am Yahweh, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known me;
6that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Yahweh, and there is no one else.
7I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil. I am Yahweh, who does all these things.
