Isaiah 45:1

The Scriptures 1998

“Thus said יהוה  to His anointed, to Koresh, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and ungird the loins of sovereigns, to open before him the double doors, so that gates are not shut:

Cross References

Isaiah 44:28

who is saying of Koresh, ‘He is My shepherd, and he completes all My pleasure, even saying to Yerushalayim, “Let her be built,” and to the Hĕ

Isaiah 42:6

“I, יהוה, have called You in righteousness, and I take hold of Your hand and guard You, and give You for a covenant to a people, for a light to the gentiles,

Psalm 73:23

Yet I am always with You, You took hold of my right hand.

Isaiah 41:13

“For I, יהוה  your Elohim, am holding your right hand, saying to you, ‘Do not fear, I shall help you.’

Jeremiah 51:11

Polish the arrows! Put on the shields! יהוה  has stirred up the spirit of the sovereigns of the Medes. For His plan is against Baḇ

Jeremiah 50:35

“A sword is upon the Chaldeans,” declares יהוה, “and it is upon the inhabitants of Baḇ

Isaiah 45:5

‘I am יהוה, and there is none else – there is no Elohim besides Me. I gird you, though you have not known Me,

Ezra 1:1

And in the first year of Koresh sovereign of Persia, that the word of יהוה  by the mouth of Yirmeyah might be accomplished, יהוה  stirred up the spirit of Koresh sovereign of Persia, to proclaim throughout all his reign, and also in writing, saying,

Nahum 2:6

The river gates have been opened, and the palace is melted.

Daniel 7:5

“And see, another beast, a second, like a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said this to it, ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’

Isaiah 13:3

“I have commanded My set-apart ones; I have also called My mighty men for My displeasure, My proudly exulting ones.”

Job 12:21

pouring scorn on nobles, and loosens the girdle of the strong;

Daniel 5:6

Then the sovereign’s colour changed, and his thoughts alarmed him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his knees knocked against each other.

Jeremiah 27:6

‘And now, I have given all these lands into the hand of Neḇ

Isaiah 41:2

“Who raised up the righteous one from the east, called him to His foot, gave the nations before him, and made sovereigns submit to him? He gave them as the dust to his sword, as driven stubble to his bow.

1 Kings 19:15

And יהוה  said to him, “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus. And you shall go in and anoint Ḥ

Daniel 8:3

And I lifted my eyes and looked and saw a ram standing beside the river, and it had two horns, and the two horns were high. And the one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

Jeremiah 50:3

For a nation shall come up against her from the north, which shall make her land waste, and none shall dwell in it. They shall flee, they shall go, both man and beast.

Isaiah 41:25

“I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes; from the rising of the sun he calls on My Name. And he comes against princes as though mortar, as the potter treads clay.

Ezra 1:2

“Thus said Koresh sovereign of Persia, ‘יהוה  Elohim of the heavens has given me all the reigns of the earth. And He has commanded me to build Him a house in Yerushalayim which is in Yehuḏ

Isaiah 13:2

“Lift up a banner on the high mountain, raise your voice to them; wave your hand, let them enter the gates of the nobles.

Isaiah 48:15

“I, I have spoken, I have also called him, I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

Jeremiah 43:10

“Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus said יהוה  of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 51:30

The mighty men of Baḇ

Jeremiah 51:58

Thus said יהוה  of hosts, “The broad walls of Baḇ

Ezekiel 29:20

‘I have given him the land of Mitsrayim as a reward for his labour, because they worked for Me,’ declares the Master יהוה.

Daniel 8:4

I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, so that no beast could stand before him, and there was no one to deliver from his hand, while he did as he pleased and became great.

Nahum 3:13

See, your people in your midst are women! The gates of your land shall be opened wide to your enemies. Fire shall consume your gate bars.