1 ¶ The LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and disarm kings, to open gates before him; and the gates will not be shut;

2 I will go before you, and level the hills: I will smash the bronze gates, and cut the iron bars:

3 And I will give you the treasures that are in dark places, and riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I, the LORD, who calls you by your name, am the God of Israel.

4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my elect, I have called you by your name: I have given you a name, although you have not known me.

5 ¶ I am the LORD, and there is none other, there is no God besides me: I will strengthen you, though you have not known me:

6 So that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no one else.

7 I form light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create disaster: I the LORD do all these things.

8 Send rain from above, you heavens, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open up, that salvation may sprout forth, and let righteousness spring up with it; I the LORD have created it.

9 Woe to him who argues with his Maker! A clay pot among the many on the earth. Shall the clay say to him who shapes it, What are you making? or what you have made needs handles?

10 Woe to a child who asks his father, What kind of child did you father? or a woman, What kind of child did you give birth to?

11 ¶ The LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, says, Is it for you to question me about my children, or give me orders concerning the work of my hands.

12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: my hands, and mine alone, have stretched out the heavens, and commanded all the stars to be there.

13 I will raise Cyrus up for my righteous purpose, and I will direct all his ways: he will rebuild my city, and he will set my exiles free, without a ransom or a bribe, says the LORD of hosts.

14 The LORD says this, The workers of Egypt, the merchants of Ethiopia and the tall Sabeans, will come to you, and they will be yours: they will follow you; coming to you in chains, and they will bow down to you, and plead with you, saying, Surely God is among you; and there is no other, there is no other God.

15 Truly you are a God who hides yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

16 All who make idols will be put to shame, and disgraced: they will go away together in disgrace.

17 But the LORD will save Israel with an everlasting salvation: you will not be ashamed or disgraced world without end.

18 For the LORD who created the heavens; God himself who formed the earth and made it; who put it in place, who did not create it to be a desert, but formed it to be inhabited, says: I am the LORD; and there is no other.

19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I did not tell Jacob’s descendants to seek me in vain: I the LORD speak truthfully, I say things that are right.

20 ¶ Gather together and come; come together here, you who have escaped from the nations: those who prop up the wood of their graven image, and pray to a god that cannot save, have no knowledge.

21 Speak up, and present your case; yes, let them take counsel together: who predicted this long ago? who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I the LORD? and there is no other God besides me; a just God and a Savior; there is none besides me.

22 Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other.

23 I have sworn by myself, truth has gone out of my mouth, a word that will not be revoked, That to me every knee will bow, and every tongue will swear allegiance.

24 Only in the LORD will one say, I have righteousness and strength: All who are angry with him will come; and will be ashamed in his presence.

25 In the LORD all of Israel’s seed will be righteous, and in him they will be triumphant.