Ezra 1:1 References
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aNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he bsent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:
a 2 Chronicles 36:22, Jeremiah 25:12, Jeremiah 29:10
2 Chronicles 36
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aNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia--in order to fulfill the word of the Lord bby the mouth of Jeremiah--the Lord cstirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,
Jeremiah 25
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'Then it will be awhen seventy years are completed I will bpunish the king of Babylon and that nation,' declares the Lord, 'for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and cI will make it an everlasting desolation.