Isaiah 45:2 ““I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the g…”

Isaiah 45:2

“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

“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.

American Standard Version

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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;

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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:

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Cross references

“go before”

Isaiah 13:4–17

Isaiah 13:4–17 · BSB

Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war.

“make”

Isaiah 40:4 Isaiah 42:16 Luke 3:5 Acts 1:15

Isaiah 40:4 · BSB

Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.

Isaiah 42:16 · BSB

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not for…

Luke 3:5 · BSB

Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.

Acts 1:15 · BSB

In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,

“break”

Psalm 107:16

Psalm 107:16 · BSB

For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

Also

Jeremiah 51:30

Jeremiah 51:30 · BSB

The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:

3I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

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