Isaiah 45:1
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Cyrus, God's Instrument
45 Thus says the Lord to (A)his anointed, to Cyrus,
(B)whose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and (C)to loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be closed:
Isaiah 45:1
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Isaiah 44:28
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28 who says of (A)Cyrus, ‘He is (B)my shepherd,
and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’
(C)and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”
Isaiah 44:28
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Isaiah 42:6
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6 “I am the Lord; (A)I have called you[a] in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (B)as a covenant for the people,
(C)a light for the nations,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
Isaiah 41:13
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13 For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
I am the one who helps you.”
Isaiah 41:13
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Psalm 73:23
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23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you (A)hold my right hand.
Psalm 73:23
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23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.(A)
Jeremiah 51:20-24
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20 “You are my hammer and weapon of war:
with you I (A)break nations in pieces;
with you I destroy kingdoms;
21 with you I break in pieces the horse and his rider;
with you I break in pieces the chariot and the charioteer;
22 with you I break in pieces man and woman;
with you I break in pieces (B)the old man and the youth;
with you I break in pieces (C)the young man and the young woman;
23 with you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock;
with you I break in pieces the farmer and his team;
with you I break in pieces (D)governors and commanders.
24 (E)“I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea before your very eyes for all the evil that they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.
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Jeremiah 51:20-24
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20 “You are my war club,(A)
my weapon for battle—
with you I shatter(B) nations,(C)
with you I destroy kingdoms,
21 with you I shatter horse and rider,(D)
with you I shatter chariot(E) and driver,
22 with you I shatter man and woman,
with you I shatter old man and youth,
with you I shatter young man and young woman,(F)
23 with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
with you I shatter governors and officials.(G)
24 “Before your eyes I will repay(H) Babylon(I) and all who live in Babylonia[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35
Isaiah 45:5
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5 (A)I am the Lord, and there is no other,
besides me there is no God;
(B)I equip you, though you do not know me,
Isaiah 45:5
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Jeremiah 51:11
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Ezra 1:1
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The Proclamation of Cyrus
1 (A)In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, (B)that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so (C)that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:
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Ezra 1:1
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Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return(A)
1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah,(B) the Lord moved the heart(C) of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
Nahum 2:6
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Nahum 2:6
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6 The river gates(A) are thrown open
and the palace collapses.
Jeremiah 50:35
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35 “A sword against the Chaldeans, declares the Lord,
and against the inhabitants of Babylon,
and against (A)her officials and her (B)wise men!
Jeremiah 50:35
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Isaiah 13:3
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3 I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,
and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger,
my proudly exulting ones.[a]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:3 Or those who exult in my majesty
Isaiah 13:3
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Daniel 8:3
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3 I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, (A)a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.
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Daniel 8:3
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3 I looked up,(A) and there before me was a ram(B) with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later.
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