1 This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
Isaiah 45:1
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Isaiah 45:12–14
12 It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host. 13 I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, bu…
1 Esdras 2:2–4
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Isaiah 44:27–28
27 who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’ 28 who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
Isaiah 41:1–3
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Isaiah 41:24–26
24 Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable. 25 I have raised up one from the north, and he has come— one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads…
2 Chronicles 36:22–23
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Isaiah 22:21–23
21 I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. 22 I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no o…
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