Isaiah

Isaiah 45:1

¹This 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:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to Cyrus	לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ	lə·ḵō·w·reš	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3566 Cyrus
His anointed	לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮	lim·šî·ḥōw	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4899 anointed
whose right hand	בִֽימִינ֗וֹ	ḇî·mî·nōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
I have grasped	הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּי	he·ḥĕ·zaq·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
to subdue	לְרַד־	lə·raḏ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7286 beat out
nations	גּוֹיִ֔ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
before him	לְפָנָיו֙	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
to disarm	אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ	’ă·p̄at·tê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6605 open
kings	מְלָכִ֖ים	mə·lā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
to open	לִפְתֹּ֤חַ	lip̄·tō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6605 open
the doors	דְּלָתַ֔יִם	də·lā·ṯa·yim	Noun - fd	H1817 door
before him	לְפָנָיו֙	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
so that the gates	וּשְׁעָרִ֖ים	ū·šə·‘ā·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H8179 gate
will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be shut	יִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃	yis·sā·ḡê·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5462 shut, close

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 51:20–24 · Isaiah 42:6 · Isaiah 44:28 · Psalm 73:23 · Isaiah 41:13 · Ezra 1:1 · Isaiah 45:5 · Jeremiah 51:11 · Jeremiah 50:35 · Isaiah 13:3 · Daniel 5:6 · Job 12:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.