I AM THE LORD THAT MAKETH ALL THINGS

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Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, 

and he that formed thee from the womb, 

I am the LORD that maketh all things; 

that stretcheth forth the heavens 

alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth 

by myself; That frustrateth the tokens 

of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; 

that turneth wise men backward, and
maketh their knowledge foolish; That
confirmeth the word of his servant, and
performeth the counsel of his messengers; 

that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be 

inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, 

Ye shall be built, and I will raise up 

the decayed places thereof: That saith to 

the deep,  Be dry, and I will dry up thy 

rivers:  That saith of Cyrus, He is my 

shepherd, and shall perform all my 

pleasure:even saying to Jerusalem, 

Thou shalt be built; and to the 

temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, 

to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, 

to subdue nations before him; and I will 

loose the loins of kings, 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.

For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel 

mine elect, I have even called thee by 

thy name: I have surnamed thee, though 

thou hast not known me. I am the LORD, 

and there is none else, there is no God 

beside me: I girded thee, though thou 

hast not known me:

Isaiah 44:24 - 45:5