“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:”
The promise of military conquest—'I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron'—asserts that God will remove all obstacles to Cyrus's advance. The imagery of mountains leveled and bronze doors broken suggests supernatural removal of formidable obstacles. The progression from geographical (mountains) to structural (doors) obstacles emphasizes comprehensiveness. This verse depicts God as Cyrus's advance guard, making military victory certain.
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