OET ISA chapter 45

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45:1 God selects Cyrus

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5 I am Yahweh and there’s no one else.

≈ Apart from me, there’s no other God.

Even though you don’t know me,

I will strengthen you

6 so that from the east to the west they’ll know

that there’s nothing apart from me.

I’m Yahweh and there’s no other God.

7 I formed the light and created the darkness.

I bring peace and prosperity, and I cause disasters.

It’s me, Yahweh, who does all those things.

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45 thus YHWH he _says to_his _of_anointed to/for_Kōresh whom I _have _taken _hold on_his _right _of_hand to_subdue before_him nations and_the_loins _of kings I _will _untie/release to_open before_him doors and_gates not they _will _be _shut.
2 I to_your_face I _will _go and_the _mountainous _land(s) I _will _make _smooth[fn] doors _of bronze I _will _break and_bars _of iron I _will _cut _through.
3 And_I _will _give to/for_yourself(m) treasures _of darkness and_hidden _treasures _of secret _places so _that you _may _know if/because _that I am_YHWH who_calls by_your _of_name the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
4 For _the _sake _of servant _of_my Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) one _of_my _chosen and_I _summoned to/for_yourself(m) by_your _of_name I_will _give _you _a _title and_not you_know _me.
5 I am_YHWH and_there_is_not yet besides_me there_is_not a _god I_will _gird _you and_not you_know _me.
6 So _that people _may _know from_the_rising _of the_sun and_from_its _setting _of_place[fn] if/because _that nothing is_apart_from _me I am_YHWH and_there_is_not yet.
7 I_am_forming light and_I_am_creating darkness I_am_bringing _about well-being and_I_am_creating calamity I am_YHWH who_does all _of these_things.
8 drip _down Oh _heaven (from)_above and_clouds let _them _flow righteousness let _it _open _up the_earth and_let _them _bear _fruit salvation and_righteousness let _it _cause _to _sprout together I YHWH I_have _created _it.

45:9 The warning of God

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9 woe _to one _who_contends with the_one _of_who_formed _him a _potsherd with potsherds _of the_ground does_it _say[fn] clay to_the_one _of_who_forms _it what are _you _making and_your _of_work there_belong_not hands to_him/it.
10 woe _to one _who_says to_a _father what are _you _fathering and_to_a _woman what are_you _in _labour _with.
11 thus YHWH he _says the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_the_one _of_who_formed _it the _coming_things ask_me on children _of_my and_on the _work _of my _hands _of_of you(pl)_command _me.
12 I I _made the_earth and_human/ʼĀdām on/upon_it(f) I _created I hands _of_my they _stretched _out the_heavens and_all their_group/army/objects I _commanded.
13 I I_have _stirred _him _up in_righteousness and_all ways _of_his I _will _make _smooth he he _will _build city _of_my and_my _of_exile[s] he _will _let _go not for_price and_not for_a _bribe YHWH he _says hosts.
14 thus YHWH he _says the _produce _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_the _trading _profit _of Kūsh/(Kūsh/(Cush/Ethiopia)) and_the_Şāⱱāʼ people _of stature to_you they _will _pass _over and_to_you they _will _belong behind_you they _will _walk in_fetters they _will _pass _over and_to_you they _will _bow _down[fn] to_you they _will _pray surely on/over_you(fs) god and_there_is_not yet there _not _of are_gods.
15 Truly you are_a _god who_hides _himself Oh _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) deliverer.
16 They _will _be _ashamed and_also they _will _be _put _to _shame of _them _of_all together they _will _walk in_ignominy craftsmen _of images.
17 Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _has _been _saved by_YHWH a _salvation _of everlastingness(es) not you(pl)_will _be _ashamed and_not you(pl)_will _be _put _to _shame until everlastingness(es)_of perpetuity.
18 if/because thus he _says YHWH who_created the_heavens he the_ʼElohīm who_formed the_earth/land and_who_made _of_it he he_established _it not a _wasteland he_created _it to_dwell _in he_formed _it I am_YHWH and_there_is_not yet.
19 Not in_secrecy I _spoke in_a _place _of a _land _of darkness not I _said to_the _offspring _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) emptiness seek_me I YHWH am_speaking righteousness I_am_declaring uprightness(es).

45:20 The Master and the false gods

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45:9: Isa 29:16; Rom 9:20.

45:23: Rom 14:11; Php 2:10-11.

20 Gather _together and_come draw _near together Oh _fugitives _of the_nations not they _know those_who_carry DOM the _wood _of their _idol _of_of and_those _who_pray to a _god which_not it _will _save.
21 Declare and_bring _near also let _them _take _counsel together who did _he _proclaim this from_east from_then did_he _declare _it am_not was _it_I YHWH and_there_is_not again a _god (from)_except_me a _god righteous and_a _deliverer there_is_not besides_me.
22 Turn to_me and_be _saved Oh _all _of the_ends _of the_earth if/because I am_god and_there_is_not yet.
23 By_myself I _swear it _goes _forth from_my _of_mouth righteousness a _message and_not it _will _return if/because _that to_me every _of it _will _bow _down knee every _of it _will _swear tongue.
24 Only are_in_YHWH to_me everyone _will _say righteousness(es) and_strength to_him he _will _go and_ all _of _they _will _be _ashamed those_who _are_angry in/on/over_him/it.
25 By_YHWH they _will _be _justified and_ all _of _they _will _boast the _offspring _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

45:2 OSHB variant note: אושר: (x-qere) ’אֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר’: lemma_3474 n_1 morph_HVpi1cs id_23woV אֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר

45:6 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

45:9 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

45:14 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

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