Ezra 1:1-2

New American Standard Bible 1995

Cyrus’s Proclamation

1 ^(A)Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he ^(B)sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:

² “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and ^(C)He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.