Isaiah 44:28 References
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"It is I who says of aCyrus, 'He is My shepherd! And he will perform all My desire.' And he declares of Jerusalem, 'bShe will be built,' And of the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'"
b 2 Chronicles 36:22, 2 Chronicles 36:23, Ezra 1:1, Isaiah 14:32, Isaiah 45:13, Isaiah 54:11
2 Chronicles 36
22
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,
2 Chronicles 36
23
"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, 'The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up!'"
Ezra 1
1
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:
Isaiah 14
32
"How then will one answer the amessengers of the nation? That bthe Lord has founded Zion, And cthe afflicted of His people will seek refuge in it."
Isaiah 45
13
"I have aroused him in arighteousness And I will bmake all his ways smooth; He will cbuild My city and will let My exiles go dfree, Without any payment or reward," says the Lord of hosts.