Isaiah 45:1

Thus saith Hashem to His Moshiach, 1 to Koresh (Cyrus), whose yamin (right hand) I have taken hold of, 1 to subdue Goyim before him; 1 and the loins of melachim I ungird, 1 to open before him the double doors and the she'arim (gates), 1 that they may not continue shut; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

In Context

2I will go before thee, 1 and make straight the crooked paths; 1 I will break down the delatot nechoshet, 1 and cut through their barzel (iron) bars; 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:15And Hashem said unto him, Go, shuv (return) on thy derech to the midbar of Damascus; and when thou comest, anoint Chazael to be Melech over Syria;

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.

Psalms 73:23Nevertheless I am with Thee tamid (always); 1 Thou hast taken hold of me by my yamin. 1

Isaiah 13:3I have commanded My Mekuddash, 1 I have also summoned My Gibbor for Mine anger, 1 even them that rejoice in My highness. 1

Isaiah 41:13For I Hashem Eloheicha 1 will take hold of thy yamin (right hand), 1 saying unto thee: 1 Fear not; I will help thee. 1

Isaiah 42:6I Hashem have called Thee in tzedek, 1 and will take hold of Thine yad, and will keep Thee, 1 and give Thee + 42:6 Moshiach for a Brit + 42:6 Mt 26:28 (Covenant) of the Am (People), 1 for an Ohr Goyim; 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 45:1

Cyrus was nominated, in the foregoing chapter, to be God's shepherd; more is said to him and more of him in this chapter, not only because he was to be instrumental in the release of the Jews out of their captivity, but because he was to be therein a type of the great Redeemer, and that release was to be typical of the great redemption from sin and death; for that was the salvation of which all the prophets witnessed. We have here, I. The great things which God would do for Cyrus, that he might be put into a… Read the whole commentary →

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