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Ezra 1:1

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Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, 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, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

The Proclamation of Cyrus

Cyrus’s Proclamation

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:22
KJV
¶ Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

The Proclamation of Cyrus

2 Chronicles 36:23
KJV
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.

The Proclamation of Cyrus

Ezra 1:5
KJV
¶ Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.

The Proclamation of Cyrus

Ezra 4:3
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But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

Adversaries Hinder the Work

Ezra 5:13
KJV
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

Tattenai’s Letter to Darius

Ezra 6:3
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In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

The Decree of Darius

Ezra 6:14
KJV
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

The Temple Completed

Ezra 6:22
KJV
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

The Returned Exiles Keep the Passover

Isaiah 44:28
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That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Jerusalem to Be Restored

Jeremiah 1:1
KJV
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

The Call of Jeremiah

Jeremiah’s Call and Commission
Jeremiah 25:12
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And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.

Seventy Years of Captivity

Jeremiah 29:10
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¶ For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles

Ezekiel 38:5
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Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

A Prophecy against Gog

Daniel 6:25
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¶ Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

Darius Honors God

Daniel 9:2
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In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

Daniel’s Prayer for His People