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The Proclamation of Cyrus

(A)Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to complete the word of [a]Yahweh from the mouth of Jeremiah—Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he (B)had a proclamation pass throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:1 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15

The Scroll with Cyrus’ Decree Is Found

Then King Darius issued a decree, and a (A)search was made in the [a]archives, where the treasures were deposited in Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:1 Lit house of the books