Isaiah 45:3

and I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden away, 1 that you may know that it is I, Yahweh, who call you by your name, I, the God of Israel. 1

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And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

In Context

2“I will go before you and level the mountains; 1 I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut in pieces their iron bars, 1

4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, 1 I have called you by your name, giving you a title of honor, though you have not known me. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 33:12Moses said to Yahweh, “See, you have been saying to me, 'Take this people on their journey,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, 'I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my eyes.'

2 Chronicles 6:17Now then, Yahweh, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David.

Isaiah 41:23Tell things about the future, that we may know if you are gods; 1 do something good or evil, that we may be frightened and impressed. 1

Isaiah 48:15I, I have spoken, yes, I have summoned him, I have brought him, and he will succeed. 1

Jeremiah 27:5“I myself made the earth by my great strength and my raised arm. I also made the people and animals on the earth, and I give it to anyone who is right in my eyes.

Jeremiah 50:37A sword is coming against their horses, their chariots and all of the people who are in the midst of Babylon, 1 so they will become like women. A sword is coming against her storerooms, and they will be plundered. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 45:2-5

Prophecies Concerning Cyrus. ( b. c. 708.) 1 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; 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that… Read the whole commentary →

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