Isaiah 45:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Thus says the Lord to his anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I grasp, Subduing nations before him, stripping kings of their strength, Opening doors before him, leaving the gates unbarred:

Cross References

1 Kings 19:15

The Lord said to him: Go back! Take the desert road to Damascus. When you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael as king of Aram.

Ezra 1:1

In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, both by word of mouth and in writing:

Ezra 1:2

“Thus says Cyrus, king of Persia: ‘All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord, the God of heaven, has given to me, and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Job 12:21

He pours shame on nobles, the waistband of the strong he loosens.

Psalm 73:23

Yet I am always with you; you take hold of my right hand.

Isaiah 13:2

Upon the bare mountains set up a signal; cry out to them, Beckon for them to enter the gates of the nobles.

Isaiah 13:3

I have commanded my consecrated ones, I have summoned my warriors, eager and bold to carry out my anger.

Isaiah 41:13

For I am the Lord, your God, who grasp your right hand; It is I who say to you, Do not fear, I will help you.

Isaiah 41:2

Who has stirred up from the East the champion of justice, and summoned him to be his attendant? To him he delivers nations and subdues kings; With his sword he reduces them to dust, with his bow, to driven straw.

Isaiah 41:25

I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes; from the east I summon him by name; He shall trample the rulers down like mud, like a potter treading clay.

Isaiah 42:6

I, the Lord, have called you for justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,

Isaiah 44:28

I say of Cyrus, My shepherd! He carries out my every wish, Saying of Jerusalem, “Let it be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Lay its foundations.”

Isaiah 45:5

I am the Lord, there is no other, there is no God besides me. It is I who arm you, though you do not know me,

Isaiah 48:15

I myself have spoken, I have summoned him, I have brought him, and his way succeeds!

Jeremiah 27:6

Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, my servant; even the wild animals I have given him to serve him.

Jeremiah 43:10

Then say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He will place his throne upon these stones which I, Jeremiah, have set up, and stretch his canopy above them.

Jeremiah 50:3

A nation from the north advances against it, making the land desolate So that no one can live there; human beings and animals have fled.

Jeremiah 50:35

A sword upon the Chaldeans—oracle of the Lord— upon the inhabitants of Babylon, her princes and sages!

Jeremiah 51:11

Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers; The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, for his resolve is Babylon’s destruction. Yes, it is retribution from the Lord, retribution for his temple.

Jeremiah 51:30

Babylon’s warriors have ceased to fight, they remain in their strongholds; Dried up is their strength, they have become women. Burned down are their homes, broken their gates.

Jeremiah 51:58

Thus says the Lord of hosts: The walls of spacious Babylon shall be leveled to the ground, its lofty gates destroyed by fire. The toil of the peoples is for nothing; the nations weary themselves for what the flames consume. The Prophecy Sent to Babylon.

Ezekiel 29:20

As payment for his toil I give him the land of Egypt—oracle of the Lord God.

Daniel 5:6

his face became pale; his thoughts terrified him, his hip joints shook, and his knees knocked.

Daniel 7:5

The second beast was like a bear; it was raised up on one side, and among the teeth in its mouth were three tusks. It was given the order, “Arise, devour much flesh.”

Daniel 8:3

I looked up and saw standing by the river a ram with two great horns, the one larger and newer than the other.

Daniel 8:4

I saw the ram butting toward the west, north, and south. No beast could withstand it or be rescued from its power; it did what it pleased and grew powerful.

Nahum 2:6

His picked troops are called, ranks break at their charge; To the wall they rush, their screen is set up.

Nahum 3:13

Indeed your troops are women in your midst; To your foes are open wide the gates of your land, fire has consumed their bars.