Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. New Living Translation This is what the LORD says: “I will go before you, Cyrus, and level the mountains. I will smash down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. English Standard Version “I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, Berean Standard Bible “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. King James Bible I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: New King James Version ‘I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. New American Standard Bible “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. NASB 1995 “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. NASB 1977 “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze, and cut through their iron bars. Legacy Standard Bible “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. Amplified Bible “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. Christian Standard Bible “I will go before you and level the uneven places; I will shatter the bronze doors and cut the iron bars in two. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will go before you and level the uneven places; I will shatter the bronze doors and cut the iron bars in two. American Standard Version I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron; Contemporary English Version As I lead you, I will level mountains and break the iron bars on bronze gates of cities. English Revised Version I will go before thee, and make the rugged places plain: I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: GOD'S WORD® Translation I will go ahead of you, Cyrus, and smooth out the rough places. I will break down the bronze doors and cut through the iron bars. Good News Translation "I myself will prepare your way, leveling mountains and hills. I will break down bronze gates and smash their iron bars. International Standard Version "I myself will go before you, and he will make the mountains level; I'll shatter bronze doors and cut through iron bars. Majority Standard Bible “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. NET Bible "I will go before you and level mountains. Bronze doors I will shatter and iron bars I will hack through. New Heart English Bible "I will go before you, and make the mountains level. I will break the doors of bronze in pieces, and cut apart the bars of iron. Webster's Bible Translation I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut asunder the bars of iron: World English Bible “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth. I will break the doors of bronze in pieces and cut apart the bars of iron. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“I go before you, and make crooked places straight, "" I shatter doors of bronze, "" And I cut bars of iron apart, Young's Literal Translation 'I go before thee, and crooked places make straight, Two-leaved doors of brass I shiver, And bars of iron I cut asunder, Smith's Literal Translation I will go before thee, and I will make straight the circles: I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and I will cut down the bars of iron: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI will go before thee, and will humble the great ones of the earth: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and will burst the bars of iron. Catholic Public Domain Version I will go before you. And I will humble the glorious ones of the earth. I will shatter the gates of brass, and I will break apart the bars of iron. New American Bible I will go before you and level the mountains; Bronze doors I will shatter, iron bars I will snap. New Revised Standard Version I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI will go before you, and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of brass and cut asunder the bars of iron; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated "I shall go before you and I shall smooth the rugged places. I shall break the gates of brass and I shall cut down the bars of iron OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I will go before thee, And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, And cut in sunder the bars of iron; Brenton Septuagint Translation I will go before thee, and will level mountains: I will break to pieces brazen doors, and burst iron bars. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Calls Cyrus1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: 2“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. 3I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.… Cross References Exodus 23:20-23 Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. / Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him. / But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. ... Psalm 107:16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. Isaiah 40:4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them. Isaiah 49:11 I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up. Isaiah 52:12 For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard. Isaiah 57:14 And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.” Jeremiah 51:20-23 “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ... Micah 2:13 One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader. Zechariah 4:7 What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” Matthew 3:3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” Luke 3:4-6 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. / Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. / And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’” Acts 12:10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him. Acts 16:26 Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose. Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Treasury of Scripture I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: go before Isaiah 13:4-17 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle… make Isaiah 40:4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: Isaiah 42:16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. Acts 1:15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) break Psalm 107:16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. Jump to Previous Apart Asunder Bars Brass Brazen Break Broken Bronze Crooked Cut Doors Elevated Gates Iron Level Mountains Pieces Places Plain Rods Rough Shatter Shiver Smooth Straight Sunder Two-LeavedJump to Next Apart Asunder Bars Brass Brazen Break Broken Bronze Crooked Cut Doors Elevated Gates Iron Level Mountains Pieces Places Plain Rods Rough Shatter Shiver Smooth Straight Sunder Two-LeavedIsaiah 45 1. God calls Cyrus for his church's sake5. By his omnipotence he challenges obedience 20. He convinces the idols of vanity by his saving power I will go before you This phrase signifies God's promise of divine guidance and leadership. In the Hebrew text, the word for "go" is "הָלַךְ" (halak), which implies a continuous, active movement. Historically, this reflects God's role as a guide and protector for His people, reminiscent of His guidance of the Israelites through the wilderness. Theologically, it underscores the assurance that God precedes His people, preparing the way and ensuring their path aligns with His divine will. and level the mountains I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Iאֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will go אֵלֵ֔ךְ (’ê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk before you לְפָנֶ֣יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face and level אֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר (’ă·yaš·šêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous the mountains; וַהֲדוּרִ֖ים (wa·hă·ḏū·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 1921: To swell up, to favor, honour, be high, proud I will break down אֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר (’ă·šab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces the gates דַּלְת֤וֹת (dal·ṯō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door of bronze נְחוּשָׁה֙ (nə·ḥū·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5154: Copper, bronze and cut through אֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃ (’ă·ḡad·dê·a‘) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1438: To fell a, tree, to destroy anything the bars וּבְרִיחֵ֥י (ū·ḇə·rî·ḥê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1280: A bolt of iron. בַרְזֶ֖ל (ḇar·zel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement Links Isaiah 45:2 NIVIsaiah 45:2 NLT Isaiah 45:2 ESV Isaiah 45:2 NASB Isaiah 45:2 KJV Isaiah 45:2 BibleApps.com Isaiah 45:2 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 45:2 Chinese Bible Isaiah 45:2 French Bible Isaiah 45:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 45:2 I will go before you and make (Isa Isi Is) |
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