44:28 who commissions ¹  Cyrus, the one I appointed as shepherd ² 

to carry out all my wishes ³ 

and to decree concerning Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’

and concerning the temple, ‘It will be reconstructed.’” ⁴ 

45:1 This is what the Lord says to his chosen ⁵  one,

to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold ⁶ 

in order to subdue nations before him,

and disarm kings, ⁷ 

to open doors before him,

so gates remain unclosed:

45:2 “I will go before you

and level mountains. ⁸ 

Bronze doors I will shatter

and iron bars ⁹  I will hack through.

45:3 I will give you hidden treasures, ¹⁰ 

riches stashed away in secret places,

so you may recognize that I am the Lord,

the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.

45:4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,

Israel, my chosen one,

I call you by name

and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize ¹¹  me.

45:5 I am the Lord, I have no peer, ¹² 

there is no God but me.

I arm you for battle, ¹³  even though you do not recognize ¹⁴  me.