Isaiah 45
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TheGreat Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found atQumran from the second century BC, contains all the verses in this chapter.
Book	Book of Isaiah
Hebrew Bible part	Nevi'im
Order in the Hebrew part	5
Category	Latter Prophets
Christian Bible part	Old Testament
Order in the Christian part	23

Isaiah 45 is the forty-fifthchapter of theBook of Isaiah in theHebrew Bible or theOld Testament of theChristianBible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophetIsaiah, and is one of theBooks of the Prophets.

The original text was written inHebrew language. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew belong to theMasoretic Text tradition, which includes theCodex Cairensis (895),the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916),Aleppo Codex (10th century), andCodex Leningradensis (1008).^[1]

Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among theDead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later):

• 1QIsa^a: complete
• 1QIsa^b: extant: verses 1‑13
• 4QIsa^b (4Q56): extant: verses 20‑25
• 4QIsa^c (4Q57): extant: verses 1‑4, 6‑13

There is also a translation intoKoine Greek known as theSeptuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version includeCodex Vaticanus (B;${\displaystyle \mathfrak{G}}$^B; 4th century),Codex Sinaiticus (S;BHK:${\displaystyle \mathfrak{G}}$^S; 4th century),Codex Alexandrinus (A;${\displaystyle \mathfrak{G}}$^A; 5th century) andCodex Marchalianus (Q;${\displaystyle \mathfrak{G}}$^Q; 6th century).^[2]

This chapter is divided into 25 verses.

Theparashah sections listed here are based on theAleppo Codex.^[3] Isaiah 45 is a part of theConsolations (Isaiah 40–66). {P}: openparashah; {S}: closedparashah.

{P} 45:1-7 {P} 45:8 {S} 45:9 {S} 45:10 {S} 45:11-13 {S} 45:14-17 {P} 45:18-25 [46:1-2 {P}]

Thus saith the LORD to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and to loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and that the gates may not be shut:

TheSeptuagint refers toCyrus the Great as "my anointed".^[4]

For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me.

Some older translations state "I havesurnamed you".^[5]

I have roused him up in victory, and I make level all his ways; he shall build My city, and he shall let Mine exiles go free, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

Thus saith the LORD: The labour of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine; they shall go after thee, in chains they shall come over; and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee: Surely God is in thee, and there is none else, there is no other God.

The Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sabaean peoples "are apparently represented here as already conquered by Cyrus". The text may be interpreted as foretelling "spontaneous homage rendered to Israel by distant nations of the earth", or in terms of a prospective conquest; for John Skinner, in theCambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, "the whole scene strongly suggests a submission that has been preceded byhumiliation and defeat. The meaning probably is that the treasures of the nations are made over to Israel by Cyrus".^[6]

In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

"Isaiah 45:23" is a song title in the album "The Life of the World to Come" inspired by this verse that was released by the American bandThe Mountain Goats in 2009.^[7]

• RelatedBible parts:Isaiah 44

• Würthwein, Ernst (1995).The Text of the Old Testament. Translated by Rhodes, Erroll F. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans.ISBN 0-8028-0788-7. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2019.

• Isaiah 45 Original Hebrew with Parallel English

• Isaiah 45 English Translation with Parallel Latin VulgateArchived 2017-01-04 at theWayback Machine

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