Isaiah 41:25

I have awakened one + 41:25 Koresh, Cyrus from the tzafon (north), and he shall come; 1 from the rising of the shemesh shall he call upon My Shem; 1 and he shall come upon rulers as upon mortar, 1 and as the yotzer (potter) treadeth clay. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

In Context

24See, ye are of nothing, 1 and your work of nought; 1 a toevah (abomination) is he that chooseth you. 1

26Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? 1 And from beforehand, that we may say, He was in the right? 1 Indeed, there is none that telleth, 1 indeed, there is none that preacheth, 1 indeed, there is none that heareth your words. 1

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Cross References

Ezra 1:2Thus saith Koresh Melech Paras (Persia), Hashem Elohei HaShomayim hath given me all the kingdoms of ha'aretz; and he hath charged me to build him Beis + 1:2 Hamikdash at Yerushalayim, which is in Yehudah.

Isaiah 21:2A chazut kashah (harsh vision) is declared unto me; 1 the boged (traitor) dealeth treacherously, and the shoded (destroyer) destroyeth. 1 Go up, O Eilam; besiege, O Media; 1 all the groaning she + 21:2 Babylon caused have I made to cease. 1

Isaiah 44:28That saith of Koresh (Cyrus), He is Ro'i (My Shepherd), 1 and shall accomplish all My pleasure; 1 even saying to Yerushalayim: Thou shalt be rebuilt; 1 and to the Heikhal: Thy foundation shall be laid.

Isaiah 46:10Making known acharim (end-times things) from reshit (the beginning), 1 and mikedem (from ancient times) the things that have not yet happened, 1 saying: My etza (counsel, purpose, plan) shall stand, 1 and I will do all My pleasure; 1

Jeremiah 51:27Lift ye up a nes (banner) in ha'aretz, 1 blow the shofar among the Goyim, 1 prepare the Goyim against her, 1 call together against her the mamlechot 1 of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; 1 appoint a commander against her; 1 cause the sus to come up like the swarming locusts. 1

Zechariah 10:5Together they + 10:5 Bais Yehudah, ( 10:3 ) shall be like gibborim, 1 which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the milchamah; 1 and they shall fight, because Hashem is with them, 1 and they shall overthrow the riders on susim. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 41:22-29

Idolatry Exposed. ( b. c. 708.) 21 Produce your cause, saith the Lord ; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. 22 Let them bring them forth, and show us what shall happen: let them show the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. 23 Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. 24 Behold, ye are of nothing,… Read the whole commentary →

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