1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
2“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
3I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
4For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
5I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
6so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.