Isaiah 45:2

““I will go before you and make straight the twisted places; doors of bronze I will break, and bars of iron I will cut through;”

Isaiah 45:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 45:2, word by word

will goאֵלֵךְelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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before youפָנֶיfane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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and make straightאֲיַשֵּׁרayasher

make straight

To keep a true course, or level the way.

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the twisted placesהֲדוּרִיםhadurim

General meaning: Honour.

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doorsדַּלְתוֹתdaltot

door

The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.

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of bronzeנְחוּשָׁהnechusha

bronze, copper

Bronze or copper.

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I will breakאֲשַׁבֵּרashaber

break

To break something to pieces.

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and barsבְרִיחֵיveriche

bolt

The piece that locks a door shut.

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of ironבַרְזֶלvarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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I will cut throughאֲגַדֵּעַagadea

cut down, hew

Cut down: fell a tree or a pole; also to cut off or break.

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The context

1Thus says YHWH to his anointed, to Cyrus, whom I have taken hold of by his right hand, to subdue before him nations, and the loins of kings I will loosen, to open before him doors, and gates will not be shut:

2 · This verse (above)

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

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