I will place the key to the house of David on his shoulder. When he opens the door, no one can close it; when he closes the door, no one can open it.

The ruined town is shattered; all of the houses are shut up tight.

They will be imprisoned in a pit, locked up in a prison, and after staying there for a long time, they will be punished.

Go, my people! Enter your inner rooms! Close your doors behind you! Hide for a little while, until his angry judgment is over!

Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way.

This is what the Lord says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed: