I will go before you - To prepare the way for conquest, a proof that it is by the providence of God that the proud conquerors of th…

Make the crooked places straight. — More accurately, make the dwelling-places smooth — that is, remove all obstacles (com…

Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, …

1. And I will go before you. These two verses contain nothing new; but, in general, he shows that Cyrus will gain an easy and rapid…

I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight , &c.] Or, "level the hilly places" ^F3 ; as pionee…

Cyrus is called God's anointed; he was designed and qualified for his great service by the counsel of God. The gates of Babylon, which led to the r…