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title: "Commentary on Isaiah, Volume 3"
author: "John Calvin"
translator: "William Pringle"
languages: [en]
shelf: "Commentaries"
section: 52 of 56
url: https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentary-on-isaiah-volume-3/52/
cite: "John Calvin, tr. William Pringle, Commentary on Isaiah, Volume 3, section 52. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentary-on-isaiah-volume-3/52/"
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# Commentary on Isaiah, Volume 3

*John Calvin, tr. William Pringle*

Calvin on the prophet Isaiah, volume 3 of 4.

## 52. Chapter 45

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[¶0] 1 Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, To subdue nations before him; Therefore will I loose the loins of kings; To open the doors before him; Therefore the gates shall not be shut.

[¶1] 2 I will go before thee; And will make straight the crooked ways; I will break asunder the brazen doors; And I will hew down the iron bars.

[¶2] 3 And I will give thee treasures of darkness, And things hidden in secret places; That thou mayest know that I am Jehovah, Who call thee by thy name; Even the God of Israel.

[¶3] 4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, And for the sake of Israel, mine elect; I will call thee by thy name; I will surname thee, though thou hast not known me.

[¶4] 5 I am Jehovah, And there is none besides me; There is no god besides me; I have girded thee, though thou hast not known me.

[¶5] 6 Therefore shall they know, From the rising of the sun, And from the west, That there is none besides me. I am Jehovah; And there is none besides me.

[¶6] 7 Forming light, And creating darkness; Making peace, And creating evil; I Jehovah do all these things.

[¶7] 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above; And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth be opened; And let salvation And righteousness come forth; Let her bring them forth together: I Jehovah have created it.

[¶8] 9 Wo to him that striveth with his Maker! A potsherd to the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to his maker, Why hast thou made? And, Thy work hath no hands?

[¶9] 10 Wo to him that saith to his father, Why hast thou begotten And to the woman, Why dost thou bring forth?

[¶10] 11 Thus saith Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel, And his Maker; Ask me of things to come; Concerning my sons command ye me, And concerning the work of my hands.

[¶11] 12 I have made the earth, And have created man upon it; It is I, whose hands have stretched out the heavens; And all their army have I commanded.

[¶12] 13 I have raised him up in righteousness, And will make straight all his ways. He shall build my city, And shall release my captivity; Not for price nor for reward, Saith Jehovah of hosts.

[¶13] 14 Thus saith Jehovah; The labor of Egypt, the merchandise of Ethiopia, And the Sabeans of great stature, Shall pass over to thee, And shall be thine; They shall walk behind thee; In chains shall they pass over, And shall reverence And beseech thee. Surely God is in thee; And there is no other besides God.

[¶14] 15 Truly thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior!

[¶15] 16 All of them shall be covered with shame, And shall even blush: With shame shall go away together All the makers of graven images.

[¶16] 17 Israel hath been saved in Jehovah with eternal salvation; Ye shall not be covered with shame; Neither shall ye blush even for ever.

[¶17] 18 For thus saith Jehovah, who createth the heavens; God himself, the Maker of the earth; Who made it, And furnished it; He created it not empty; He formed it to be inhabited; I am Jehovah, And there is none besides me.

[¶18] 19 Not in secret have I spoken, In a place of the darkness of the earth; Not in vain have I said to the seed of Jacob, Seek me; I Jehovah speak righteousness; I declare what is right.

[¶19] 20 Assemble yourselves, And come; Draw near together, ye rejected of the nations. They know nothing, who carry about the wood of a graven image, And who pray to a god who cannot save.

[¶20] 21 Publish ye, And bring forward; Yea, let them consult together. Who hath caused this to be heard from the beginning? And who hath declared it from ancient times? Is it not I Jehovah? And there is no other god besides me; A just God, And a Savior; There is none besides me.

[¶21] 22 Look to me, And ye shall be saved, All the ends of the earth; For I am God, And there is none else.

[¶22] 23 By myself have I sworn; In righteousness hath the word gone out of my mouth, Which shall not return; That to me every knee shall bend; Every tongue shall swear.

[¶23] 24 Surely in Jehovah, will he say, Have I righteousness And strength; To him shall he come; And all who provoke him shall be ashamed.

[¶24] 25 In Jehovah all the seed of Israel Shall be justified, And shall glory.