Ezra 1:1-2
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The Decree of Cyrus
1 In(A) the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,[a] the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled.(B) The Lord put it into the mind(C) of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing:
2 This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build Him a house at Jerusalem in Judah.(D)
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- Ezra 1:1 Cyrus reigned 559–530 b.c.
Isaiah 45:1
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45 The Lord says this to Cyrus, His anointed,(A)
whose right hand I have grasped(B)
to subdue nations before him,
to disarm[a] kings,(C)
to open the doors before him
and the gates will not be shut:
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:1 Lit unloosen the loins
Daniel 6:28
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28 So Daniel prospered(A) during the reign of Darius and[a] the reign of Cyrus the Persian.(B)
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- Daniel 6:28 Or Darius, even
Daniel 10:1
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Vision of a Glorious One
10 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia,(A) a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar.(B) The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision.(C)
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