2 Chronicles 36:22-23

The Decree of Cyrus

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22} In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,^(A) the word of the Lord spoken through^(a) Jeremiah^(B) was fulfilled. The Lord put it into the mind of King Cyrus^(C) of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and also to put it in writing:

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23} 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 temple at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you of His people may go up, and may the Lord his God be with him.

Footnotes:

a. 2 Chronicles 36:22: Lit Lord by the mouth of

Cross references:

A. 2 Chronicles 36:22: Ezra 1:1-3

B. 2 Chronicles 36:22: Jeremiah 25:11-14; Jeremiah 27:22; Jeremiah 29:10-14; Jeremiah 33:7-10

C. 2 Chronicles 36:22: Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 45:1