King James Version
Isaiah 45:2 in the King James Version says “I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight : I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sund...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 45 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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:”
Isaiah 45:2 · KJV
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; have: or, strengthened
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“the crooked places”
H1921to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honor, be high or proud
“straight”
H3474to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
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