²⁷ There is no weariness among them, and no man is feeble-footed: they come without resting or sleeping, and the cord of their shoes is not broken.

⁷ They are running like strong men, they go over the wall like men of war; every man goes straight on his way, their lines are not broken.

⁸ No one is pushing against another; everyone goes straight on his way: bursting through the sword points, their order is not broken.

¹⁸ He undoes the chains of kings, and puts his band on them;

¹³ For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.

¹⁴ Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;

⁶ Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.

⁵ I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God but me: I will make you ready for war, though you had no knowledge of me:

¹ The Lord says to the man of his selection, to Cyrus, whom I have taken by the right hand, putting down nations before him, and taking away the arms of kings; making the doors open before him, so that the ways into the towns may not be shut;

⁵ And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.

¹ The Lord is King; he is clothed with glory; the Lord is clothed with strength; power is the cord of his robe; the world is fixed, so that it may not be moved.

³² God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.

²¹ He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;

⁵ Now you have knowledge of what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me, and to the two captains of the army of Israel, Abner, the son of Ner, and Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he put to death, taking payment for the blood of war in time of peace, and making the band of my clothing and the shoes on my feet red with the blood of one put to death without cause.

²⁵ Outside they will be cut off by the sword, and in the inner rooms by fear; death will take the young man and the virgin, the baby at the breast and the grey-haired man.