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...and calleth those things which be not, as though they were. o Isa. xlv. 1 — 4: Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, &c. Jer. i. 5 : BEFORE I FOHMED THEE IN THE BELLY, / knew thee; and BEFORE THOU CAMEST FORTH OUT OF...

...built ; and to tho temple. Thy foundation shall be laid. CHAP. XLV. Restoration by Cyrus promised. 0 10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing ? 1 11 Behold, all...

...summit of its glory. But all the events which the prophecy so minutely foretold were accomplished. " Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose...straight. I will break in pieces the gates of brass, _..__. - Isaiah xlv." and cut in sunder the bars of iron: and I will give thee the treasures of darkness,...

...expedition long before he was in existence; and the mode of surprising the city is distinctly described. " Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose...two-leaved gates, and the gates shall not be shut," Isa. xlv. 1. In attending to the narrative of the remarkable siege, and the subsequent history of this...

...and they shall be dried up, Jer. 1. 38. I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry, Jer. li. 36. I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him...two-leaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut, Isa. xlv. 1. In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken. And I will make...

...the nation as distinct from their collective representative, as suited his purpose. Isaiah xlv. 1 : " Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose...right hand I have holden to subdue nations before him 3:1 will give thee the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know,...

...designated by name: let us, then, look for a moment to the prophecy respecting Cyrus : — Isa. xlv. 1. "Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose...hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him," &c. &c. — 4. " For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy...

...Psa. Ixxvi. 10. The Lord saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure. — Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose...hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him. — For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name : I have...

...His anointed, toCyrus, whose right hand I have holden to subdue nations before him, and I will lose the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates, and the gates shall not be shut : I willgo before thee, and make the crooked places straight ; I will break in pieces the gates of brass...