Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 45

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Isaiah 45 . 1 , God calls Cyrus for his church’s sake; Isaiah 45 . 5 , By his omnipotency he challenges obedience; Isaiah 45 . 20 , He convinces the idols of vanity by his saving power.

Isaiah 45:1

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:

Isaiah 45:1 · BSB

to his4 parallels

whose3 parallels

holden1 parallel

or , strengthened

to subdue11 parallels

to open1 parallel

All the streets of Babylon , leading on each side to the river , were secured by two leaved brazen gates , and these were providentially left open when Cyrus's forces entered the city in the night , through the channel of the river , in the general disorder occasioned by the great feast which was then celebrated; otherwise , says Herodotus , the Persians would have been shut up in the bed of the river , as in a net , and all destroyed. The gates of the palace were also imprudently opened to ascertain the occasion of the tumult; when the two parties under Gobrias and Gadatas rushed in , got possession of the palace , and slew the king

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Isaiah 45:2

“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

Isaiah 45:2 · BSB

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make4 parallels

break1 parallel

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Isaiah 45:3

I 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.

Isaiah 45:3 · BSB

I will give5 parallels

that thou2 parallels

which call5 parallels

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Isaiah 45:4

For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.

Isaiah 45:4 · BSB

Jacob13 parallels

I have even2 parallels

though5 parallels

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Isaiah 45:5

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,

Isaiah 45:5 · BSB

the Lord13 parallels

I girded thee6 parallels

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Isaiah 45:6

so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:6 · BSB

the whole verse10 parallels

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Isaiah 45:7

I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

Isaiah 45:7 · BSB

form8 parallels

create darkness9 parallels

I make Peace14 parallels

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Isaiah 45:8

Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.

Isaiah 45:8 · BSB

Drop down13 parallels

let the earth6 parallels

I the Lord6 parallels

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Isaiah 45:9

Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, 'What are you making?' Does your work say, 'He has no hands'?

Isaiah 45:9 · BSB

unto him10 parallels

Shall the clay5 parallels

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Isaiah 45:10

Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”

Isaiah 45:10 · BSB

the whole verse3 parallels

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Isaiah 45:11

Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?

Isaiah 45:11 · BSB

the Holy One5 parallels

Ask7 parallels

concerning my sons7 parallels

concerning the work4 parallels

command4 parallels

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Isaiah 45:12

It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.

Isaiah 45:12 · BSB

made the earth7 parallels

my hands6 parallels

all their host2 parallels

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Isaiah 45:13

I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts."

Isaiah 45:13 · BSB

raised him6 parallels

in righteousness2 parallels

direct2 parallels

or , make straight

he shall build5 parallels

let go6 parallels

price1 parallel

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Isaiah 45:14

This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”

Isaiah 45:14 · BSB

The labour14 parallels

the Sabeans3 parallels

That the Sabeans were of a most majestic appearance is particularly remarked by Agatharchides , an ancient Greek historian quoted by Bochart

men of stature4 parallels

in chains4 parallels

they shall fall8 parallels

Surely6 parallels

and there3 parallels

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Isaiah 45:15

Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

Isaiah 45:15 · BSB

a God7 parallels

O God14 parallels

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Isaiah 45:16

They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.

Isaiah 45:16 · BSB

the whole verse10 parallels

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Isaiah 45:17

But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.

Isaiah 45:17 · BSB

Israel13 parallels

an everlasting14 parallels

ye shall not10 parallels

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Isaiah 45:18

For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:18 · BSB

that created3 parallels

he created5 parallels

I am2 parallels

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Isaiah 45:19

I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.

Isaiah 45:19 · BSB

spoken12 parallels

Seek19 parallels

speak righteousness13 parallels

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Isaiah 45:20

Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

Isaiah 45:20 · BSB

yourselves4 parallels

escaped7 parallels

they15 parallels

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Isaiah 45:21

Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

Isaiah 45:21 · BSB

Tell ye6 parallels

and bring1 parallel

who hath declared9 parallels

and there is4 parallels

a just13 parallels

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Isaiah 45:22

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:22 · BSB

Look10 parallels

for4 parallels

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Isaiah 45:23

By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

Isaiah 45:23 · BSB

sworn5 parallels

the word3 parallels

That unto3 parallels

every tongue10 parallels

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Isaiah 45:24

Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

Isaiah 45:24 · BSB

in the8 parallels

strength9 parallels

even9 parallels

and all9 parallels

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Surely etc. or , Surely he shall say of me , In the Lord is all righteousness and strength

righteousness Heb. righteousnesses

Isaiah 45:25

In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.

Isaiah 45:25 · BSB

the Lord14 parallels

the seed9 parallels

glory8 parallels

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web12 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Romans 14:11 → Isaiah 45:23
Allusions Philippians 2:10-11 → Isaiah 45:23, Revelation 3:9 → Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 45:18 → Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 45:9 → Job 9:12
Echoes John 18:20-22 → Isaiah 45:19
Trajectories
Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing), Cyrus (Gentile Deliverer), Divine Identity (Deity of Christ), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope)
Chiasms
Shaped Isaiah 45:14–19, Isaiah 45:22–25
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