...Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden to subdue nations be* See Isa. ch. xxi. xlvi. 1. D d 2 fore him; I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him...gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron, and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places : that thou mayest...

...brass. These circumstances being recollected, will give a peculiar emphasis to the expressions : " I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of •-in. I will loose the loins of Kings to open before them, the two-leaved gates. A drought is upon...

...reward it deservedt 468 saith the Lord to his anointed, to CYRUS, •whose right hand I have bolden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leafed gates, and the gates shall not be shut. I will go before thee, and make the crooked places...

...Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cy" rus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue na" tions before him : And I will loose the loins of " kings ; to open before him the two leaved gates, "and the gates shall not be shut : I will go before " thee and make the crooked places...

...holden to subdue nations before him and put kings to flight; iind I will open before him the two leaved gates, and the gates shall not be shut. I will go before thee, I will humble the great ones of the earth, I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder...

...be laid. CHAP. XLV. 1 HUS saith the LORD to his anoinled, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut; 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places...

...to clear the way; " I will go before thee, and make crooked things straight, and rough places plain. I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron; and I will say to the prisoners, Go forth, and to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves." But...

...to subdue nations before his face, and to tuni the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut. I will go before thee, and will humble the great ones of the earth : I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and will burst...

...extraordinary endowments. It was promised that he should subdue nations before him, Isaiah xlv. 1 : " And I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut." And he subdued several kings, and extended his...

...Character of Conquerors. ISAIAH, xlv. 1,4, 5. Thus saith the Lord to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings,— for Jacob, my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name. — I am...