Isaiah 45:2
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 45 connects to 8 cross-references. God addresses Cyrus the Great by name, calling him 'his anointed' who will release Israel from exile and rebuild Jerusalem though Cyrus does not know God. 'I am the Lord and there is no other; besides me there is no …
Other Translations
I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron;
`I go before thee, and crooked places make straight, Two-leaved doors of brass I shiver, And bars of iron I cut asunder,
I will go before you, and make the rough places level: the doors of brass will be broken, and the iron rods cut in two:
Cross References
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And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together …
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.