45 The Lord says this to Cyrus, His anointed,^(A)
whose right hand I have grasped^(B)
to subdue nations before him,
to disarm^[a] kings,^(C)
to open the doors before him
and the 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)