21 He pours contempt on nobles(A)
    and disarms the mighty.(B)

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21 (A)He pours contempt on princes,
And [a]disarms the mighty.

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  1. Job 12:21 loosens the belt of

45 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed,(A)
    to Cyrus,(B) whose right hand I take hold(C) of
to subdue nations(D) before him
    and to strip kings of their armor,
to open doors before him
    so that gates will not be shut:

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Cyrus, God’s Instrument

45 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed,
To (A)Cyrus, whose (B)right hand I have [a]held—
(C)To subdue nations before him
And (D)loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:1 strengthened or sustained