9. Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name,I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.
10. I have refined you, but not as silver is refined.Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.
11. I will rescue you for my sake—yes, for my own sake!I will not let my reputation be tarnished,and I will not share my glory with idols!
12. “Listen to me, O family of Jacob,Israel my chosen one!I alone am God,the First and the Last.
13. It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth,my right hand that spread out the heavens above.When I call out the stars,they all appear in order.”
14. Have any of your idols ever told you this?Come, all of you, and listen:The lord has chosen Cyrus as his ally.He will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylonand to destroy the Babylonian armies.
15. “I have said it: I am calling Cyrus!I will send him on this errand and will help him succeed.