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.’”
2 Chronicles 36:22 - Ezra 1:3
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The Proclamation of Cyrus
22 (A)Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, (B)that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, (C)the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: 23 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may the Lord his God be with him. Let him go up.’”
The Proclamation of Cyrus
1 (D)In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, (E)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 (F)that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:
2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and (G)he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel—(H)he is the God who is in Jerusalem.
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 45:13
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13 (A)I have stirred him up in righteousness,
(B)and I will make all his ways level;
(C)he shall build my city
(D)and set my exiles free,
not for price or reward,”
says the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 45:3
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3 (A)I will give you the treasures of darkness
and the hoards in secret places,
that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
the God of Israel, (B)who call you by your name.
Ezra 6:3-18
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3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king issued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices were offered, and let its foundations be retained. Its height shall be sixty cubits[a] and its breadth sixty cubits, 4 (A)with three layers of great stones and one layer of timber. Let the cost be paid from the royal treasury. 5 And also (B)let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought back to the temple that is in Jerusalem, each to its place. You shall put them in the house of God.”
6 “Now therefore, (C)Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, (D)and your[b] associates the governors who are in the province Beyond the River, keep away. 7 Let the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site. 8 Moreover, (E)I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God. The cost is to be paid to these men in full and without delay from the royal revenue, the tribute of the province from Beyond the River. 9 And whatever is needed—bulls, rams, or sheep for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, or oil, as the priests at Jerusalem require—let that be given to them day by day without fail, 10 that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the God of heaven (F)and pray for the life of the king and his sons. 11 Also I make a decree that if anyone alters this edict, a beam shall be pulled out of his house, and he shall be impaled on it, and (G)his house shall be made a dunghill. 12 May the God (H)who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who shall put out a hand to alter this, or to destroy this house of God that is in Jerusalem. I Darius make a decree; let it be done with all diligence.”
The Temple Finished and Dedicated
13 Then, according to the word sent by Darius the king, (I)Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates did with all diligence what Darius the king had ordered. 14 (J)And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They finished their building by decree of the God of Israel and (K)by decree of Cyrus and (L)Darius and (M)Artaxerxes king of Persia; 15 and this house was finished on the third day of the (N)month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16 And the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles, celebrated the (O)dedication of this house of God with joy. 17 They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel (P)12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they set the priests (Q)in their divisions and the Levites (R)in their divisions, for the service of God at Jerusalem, (S)as it is written in the Book of Moses.
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Daniel 10:1
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Daniel's Terrifying Vision of a Man
10 (A)In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, (B)who was named Belteshazzar. And (C)the word was true, and it was a great conflict.[a] And (D)he understood the word and (E)had understanding of the vision.
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- Daniel 10:1 Or and it was about a great conflict
Isaiah 63:11
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11 Then he remembered (A)the days of old,
of Moses and his people.[a]
(B)Where is he who brought them up out of the sea
with the shepherds of his flock?
Where is he who put in the midst of them
his Holy Spirit,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:11 Or Then his people remembered the days of old, of Moses
Isaiah 48:14-15
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14 “Assemble, all of you, and listen!
(A)Who among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him;
(B)he shall perform his purpose on Babylon,
and his arm shall be against (C)the Chaldeans.
15 (D)I, even I, have spoken and called him;
I have brought him, and he will prosper in his way.
Isaiah 46:11
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11 (A)calling a bird of prey from the east,
the man of my counsel from a far country.
(B)I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it.
Isaiah 42:15
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15 (A)I will lay waste mountains and hills,
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into islands,[a]
and dry up the pools.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:15 Or into coastlands
Isaiah 14:32
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32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
(A)“The Lord has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”
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