redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth
forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
[25] That frustrateth the tokens of the
liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
[26]
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to
Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the
decayed places thereof:
[27] That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
[28] That saith of
Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be
built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Isa.45
[1] Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations
before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates
shall not be shut;
[2] I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the
gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
[3] And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and
hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name,
am the God of Israel.
[4] For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee
by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
[5] I am the LORD, and there is
none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
[6] That they may
know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and
there is none else.
[7] I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do
all these things.
[8] Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let
the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD
have created it.
[9] Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds
of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no
hands?
[10] Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast
thou brought forth?
[11] Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things
to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
[12] I have made
the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host
have I commanded.
[13] I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build
my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.
[14] Thus
saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature,
shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come
over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is
in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
[15] Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God
of Israel, the Saviour.
[16] They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to
confusion together that are makers of idols.
[17] But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting
salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
[18] For thus saith the LORD that
created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created
it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
[19] I have not spoken
in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD
speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
[20] Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together,
ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image,
and pray unto a god that cannot save.
[21] Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who
hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there
is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
[22] Look unto me, and
be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
[23] I have sworn by myself,
the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall
bow, every tongue shall swear.
[24] Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even
to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
[25] In the LORD shall
all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.