Isaiah 45:2

Modern

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

Traditional

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:

Literal

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

Latin

Ego ante te ibo, et gloriosos terræ humiliabo; portas æreas conteram, et vectes ferreos confringam:

Hebrew

English

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

The Lord alone is sovereign over history. He raised up Cyrus of Persia to execute judgment on Babylon and restore Israel to the Holy Land.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah 40:4
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
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 forsake them.
Luke 3:5
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.
Psalm 107:16
For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
Jeremiah 51:30
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.
Isaiah 13:4–17
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.
Acts 1:15
In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,