Isaiah 45:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

Isaiah 45:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 45:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 45:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““I will go before you and make the rough places smooth. I will break the doors of bronze in pieces and cut apart the bars of iron.”

Isaiah 45:2 — World English Bible

Isaiah 45:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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; ”

Isaiah 45:2 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 45:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`I go before thee, and crooked places make straight, Two-leaved doors of brass I shiver, And bars of iron I cut asunder,”

Isaiah 45:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 45:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I will go before thee, and make the elevated places plain; I will break in pieces the brazen doors, and cut asunder the bars of iron; ”

Isaiah 45:2 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 45:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I will goe before thee and make the crooked streight: I will breake the brasen doores, and burst the yron barres.”

Isaiah 45:2 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 45:2 in Context — Isaiah 45

1 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, 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 straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

4 For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

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What Does Isaiah 45:2 Mean?

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