1. The Lord says this to Cyrus, His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him,to disarm kings, to open the doors before himand the gates will not be shut:
2. “I will go before youand level the uneven places; I will shatter the bronze doorsand cut the iron bars in two.
3. I will give you the treasures of darknessand riches from secret places, so that you may know that I, Yahweh,the God of Israel call you by your name.
4. I call you by your name,because of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one.I give a name to you,though you do not know Me.
5. I am Yahweh, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will strengthen you,though you do not know Me,
6. so that all may know from the rising of the sun to its settingthat there is no one but Me. I am Yahweh, and there is no other.
7. I form light and create darkness, I make success and create disaster; I, Yahweh, do all these things.
8. “Heavens, sprinkle from above,and let the skies shower righteousness. Let the earth open upso that salvation will sproutand righteousness will spring up with it. I, Yahweh, have created it.