Isaiah 41:25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
25 “I have raised up one from the north,(A) and he has come,
one from the east(B) who invokes My[a] name.(C)
He will march over rulers as if they were mud,
like a potter who treads the clay.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:25 DSS read his
Isaiah 45:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
45 The Lord says this to Cyrus, His anointed,(A)
whose right hand I have grasped(B)
to subdue nations before him,
to disarm[a] kings,(C)
to open the doors before him
and the gates will not be shut:
2 “I will go before you
and level the uneven places;[b](D)
I will shatter the bronze doors
and cut the iron bars in two.(E)
3 I will give you the treasures of darkness
and riches from secret places,(F)
so that you may know that I, Yahweh,
the God of Israel call you by your name.(G)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:1 Lit unloosen the loins
- Isaiah 45:2 DSS, LXX read the mountains
Isaiah 46:11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 I call a bird of prey[a] from the east,(A)
a man for My purpose from a far country.
Yes, I have spoken; so I will also bring it about.(B)
I have planned it; I will also do it.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 46:11 = Cyrus
Revelation 16:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Sixth Bowl
12 The sixth[a] poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(A) and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
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- Revelation 16:12 Other mss add angel
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