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1 Esdras 2:1-3
Common English Bible
1 Esdras 2:1-3
Common English Bible
Exiles return to Jerusalem
2 In the first year of Cyrus as king of the Persians the Lord motivated the spirit of King Cyrus to fulfill the Lord’s word spoken through Jeremiah. He made a royal announcement throughout the whole of his kingdom that he also put into writing. 2 This is what Persia’s King Cyrus says:
The Lord of Israel, the Most High Lord, has appointed me king of the entire world. The Lord has commissioned me to build God’s house in Jerusalem in Judea. 3 Therefore, if you are from this nation, may your Lord be with you.[a] Go up to Jerusalem in Judea and build the house of the Lord of Israel—for this is the Lord who dwells in Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 1 Esdras 2:3 Or with him
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