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Isaiah 45:1

כֹּה
kôh
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָה֮
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮
mâshîyach
to/for — anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah
לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ
Kôwresh
to/for — Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּי
châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
בִֽימִינ֗וֹ
yâmîyn
in/with/by — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
לְרַד
râdad
to/for — to tread in pieces, i.e. (figuratively) to conquer, or (specifically) to overlay
לְפָנָיו֙
pânîym
to/for — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
וּמָתְנֵ֥י
môthen
and — properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
מְלָכִ֖ים
melek
a king
אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
לִפְתֹּ֤חַ
pâthach
to/for — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
לְפָנָיו֙
pânîym
to/for — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
דְּלָתַ֔יִם
deleth
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door
וּשְׁעָרִ֖ים
shaʻar
and — an opening, i.e. door or gate
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
יִסָּגֵֽרוּ
çâgar
to shut up; figuratively, to surrender
Isaiah 45:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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This is what the Lord says to
Narrator's Aside
The Hebrew word is mashiach, "anointed one" - a genuinely extraordinary, unique application of this term to a pagan foreign king rather than…
His anointed
Narrator's Aside
The Hebrew word is mashiach, "anointed one" - a genuinely extraordinary, unique application of this term to a pagan foreign king rather than…
, to Cyrus [king of Persia],
Narrator's Aside
The Hebrew word is mashiach, "anointed one" - a genuinely extraordinary, unique application of this term to a pagan foreign king rather than…
Whose right hand I have held To subdue nations before him, And I will ungird the loins of kings [disarming them]; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
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This is what the Lord says to His anointed, to Cyrus [king of Persia], Whose right hand I have held To subdue nations before him, And I will ungird the loins of kings [disarming them]; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
Isaiah 45:1
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