²⁵ “I have stirred up one from the north,^(A) and he has come,
one from the east^(B) who invokes my^[a] name.^(C)
He will march over rulers as if they were mud,
like a potter who treads the clay.

45 The Lord says this to Cyrus, his anointed,^(A)
whose right hand I have grasped^(B)
to subdue nations before him
and disarm^[a] kings,^(C)
to open doors before him,
and even city gates will not be shut:
² “I will go before you
and level the uneven places;^[b](D)
I will shatter the bronze doors
and cut the iron bars in two.^(E)
3 I will give you the treasures of darkness
and riches from secret places,^(F)
so that you may know that I am the Lord.
I am the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.^(G)