English Bible Presentation Sharing - Isaiah Book, chapter 45, verse 16 in Nlv Version

Isaiah 45 : 1 (NLV)

This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, whom He has chosen, whose right hand He has held, "I send him to put nations under his power, and to take away the power of kings. And I will open doors in front of him so that gates will not be shut.

Isaiah 45 : 2 (NLV)

I will go before you and make the hard places smooth. I will break the brass doors to pieces, and cut through their iron gates.

Isaiah 45 : 3 (NLV)

I will give you riches hidden in the darkness and things of great worth that are hidden in secret places. Then you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

Isaiah 45 : 4 (NLV)

For the good of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I called you by your name. I gave you a name of honor, when you had not known Me.

Isaiah 45 : 5 (NLV)

I am the Lord, and there is no other. There is no God besides Me. I will give you strength, even though you have not known Me.

Isaiah 45 : 6 (NLV)

Then men may know from sunrise to sunset that there is no God besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45 : 7 (NLV)

I make light and I make darkness. I bring good and I make trouble. I am the Lord Who does all these things.

Isaiah 45 : 8 (NLV)

"Send down, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds pour down what is right and good. Let the earth open up and bring the fruit of saving power. And let what is right and good grow with it. I the Lord have made it.

Isaiah 45 : 9 (NLV)

"It is bad for the one who works against His Maker. He is just a clay pot among the other pots of earth. Will the clay say to the pot-maker, 'What are you doing?' or, your work say, 'He has no hands'?

Isaiah 45 : 10 (NLV)

It is bad for him who says to his father, 'To what are you giving life?' or to a woman, 'To what are you giving birth?' "

Isaiah 45 : 11 (NLV)

The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, says, "Will you ask Me about the things to come for My children? Will you tell Me about the work of My hands?

Isaiah 45 : 12 (NLV)

I made the earth, and made man upon it. I spread out the heavens with My hands, and put all the stars in their places.

Isaiah 45 : 13 (NLV)

I have sent Cyrus to do what is right and good. And I will make all his ways smooth. He will build My city and without any money will set My people free who were taken away," says the Lord of All.

Isaiah 45 : 14 (NLV)

The Lord says, "The riches of Egypt and the good things of Cush and the tall Sabeans will come over to you and be yours. They will walk behind you in chains and bow down to you. They will beg you, saying, 'For sure God is with you, and there is no other God. There is none other.' "

Isaiah 45 : 15 (NLV)

It is true that You are a God Who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the One Who saves!

Isaiah 45 : 16 (NLV)

All of them will be put to shame and troubled. Those who make false gods will go away together in shame.

Isaiah 45 : 17 (NLV)

Israel has been saved forever by the Lord. You will never be put to shame for all time.

Isaiah 45 : 18 (NLV)

This is what the Lord Who made the heavens, the God Who planned and made the earth, and everything in it and did not make it a waste place, but made it a place for people to live in, says, "I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45 : 19 (NLV)

I have not spoken in secret in some dark land. I did not say to the children of Jacob, 'Look for Me for nothing.' I the Lord speak the truth. I say what is right.

Isaiah 45 : 20 (NLV)

"Gather together and come. Come near together, you who are left of the nations. They have no learning, who carry around their false god made of wood and pray to a god who cannot save.

Isaiah 45 : 21 (NLV)

Make your need known. Yes, let them talk it over together. Who said this would happen from long ago? Who has been saying it for a long time? Is it not I, the Lord? There is no other God besides Me, a God Who is right and good, a God Who saves. There is none except Me.

Isaiah 45 : 22 (NLV)

Look to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45 : 23 (NLV)

By Myself I have sworn. The Word has gone out from My mouth in truth, and will not turn back: 'Every knee will bow down before Me. And every tongue will say that I am God.'

Isaiah 45 : 24 (NLV)

They will say of Me, 'Strength and what is right and good are only found in the Lord.' Men will come to Him, and all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

Isaiah 45 : 25 (NLV)

In the Lord all the children of Israel will be made right, and will give praise."