"Thus saith the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; . . . 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 straight: I will break in pieces the 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 know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel." Isaiah 45:1-3. 552

"Så siger Herren til sin salvede, til Kyros, hvis højre jeg greb for at nedstyrte folk for hans ansigt ..... for at åbne dørene for ham, så portene ikke var stængte: Selv går jeg frem foran dig, hindringer jævner jeg ud; jeg sprænger porte af kobber og sønderhugger slåer af jern. Jeg giver dig mulmets skatte, rigdomme gemt i løn, så du kender, at den, der kaldte dig ved navn, er mig, er Herren, Israels Gud." Es. 45,1-3.