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12 I was the one who made the earth
    and created mankind upon it.
It was my hands that stretched out the heavens
    and commanded all their host.
13 I have raised this man for the triumph of justice,
    and I will smooth all his paths.
He will rebuild my city
    and set my exiles free
without price or ransom,
    says the Lord of hosts.
14 Thus says the Lord:
    The wealth of Egypt, the commerce of Ethiopia,
    and the Sabeans, tall of stature,
will come over to you and belong to you;
    they will follow you, wearing chains.
They will bow down before you
    and pray to you, saying,
“God is with you alone, and there is no other;
    there is no god aside from him.”[a]

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  1. Isaiah 45:14 The prophet sees Egypt, and especially Ethiopia and Nubia, being conquered by the Persians; the prisoners taken captive pass through Palestine and acknowledge the true God.

12 It is I who (A)made the earth and created man upon it.
I (B)stretched out the heavens with My hands,
And I commanded (C)all their host.
13 I have awakened him in (D)righteousness,
And I will (E)make all his ways smooth;
He will (F)build My city and will (G)let My exiles go,
Without any payment or reward,” says Yahweh of hosts.

14 Thus says Yahweh,

“The fruit of the labor of (H)Egypt and the profit of [a](I)Ethiopia
And the Sabeans, men of stature,
Will (J)come over to you and will be yours;
They will walk behind you; they will come over in (K)chains
And will (L)bow down to you;
They will make supplication to you:
[b]Surely, (M)God is [c]with you, and (N)there is none else,
No other God.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:14 Or Cush, cf. Gen 10:6
  2. Isaiah 45:14 Or God is with you alone
  3. Isaiah 45:14 Or in