Isaiah 45:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹Thus 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;

Isaiah 45:1 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 51:20-24
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; …
Isaiah 42:6
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
Isaiah 44:28
That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Psalms 73:23
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
Isaiah 41:13
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Topics

Armies Atheism Attributes of God Babel Babylon Chaldea Cities Cyrus

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-4)

Cyrus was a Mede, descended (as some say) from Astyages king of Media. The pagan writers are not agreed in their accounts of his origin. Some tell us that in his infancy he was an outcast, left exposed, and was saved from perishing by a herdsman’s wife. However, it is agreed that, being a man of an active genius, he soon made himself very considerable, especially when Croesus king of Lydia made a…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Is 45:1-25. The Subject of the Deliverance by Cyrus Is Followed Up. Is 45:1-7. These seven verses should have been appended to previous chapter, and the new chapter should begin with Is 45:8, “Drop down,” &c. [Horsley]. Reference to the deliverance by Messiah often breaks out from amidst the local and temporary details of the deliverance from Babylon, as the great ultimate end of the prophecy. 1.…