Isaiah 45:1

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Thus 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;This 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:

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Hebrew words

כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לִמְשִׁיחוֹlimshichoto anointed hisH4899לְכוֹרֶשׁlekhoreshto CyrusH3566אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whomH834הֶחֱזַקְתִּיhechezaktiI have taken holdH2388בִימִינוֹviminoon right [hand] hisH3225לְרַד־lerad-to subdueH7286לְפָנָיוlefanav<to> before himH6440גּוֹיִםgoyimnationsH1471וּמָתְנֵיumateneiand [the] loins ofH4975מְלָכִיםmelakhimkingsH4428אֲפַתֵּחַ'afateachI will loosenH6605לִפְתֹּחַliftoachto openH6605לְפָנָיוlefanav<to> before himH6440דְּלָתַיִםdelatayimdoorsH1817וּשְׁעָרִיםushe'arimand gatesH8179לֹאlo'notH3808יִסָּגֵרוּ׃yisageruthey will be shutH5462

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Jeremiah 51:20-24
²⁰ 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; ²¹ And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; ²² With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; ²³ I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.²⁰ “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. ²¹ With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. ²² 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. ²³ With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock; with you I shatter the farmer and his oxen; with you I shatter the governors and officials.
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Isaiah 42:6
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Isaiah 41:13
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Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
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I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
Jeremiah 50:35
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Daniel 5:6
Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

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