2 Chronicles 36:23

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²³“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed^(A) me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with them.’”

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2 Chronicles 36:23 in all English translations

Ezra 1:2

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²“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed^(A) me to build^(B) a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.

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Ezra 1:3

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³Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them.

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Isaiah 44:28

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²⁸who says of Cyrus,^(A) ‘He is my shepherd
and will accomplish all that I please;
he will say of Jerusalem,^(B) “Let it be rebuilt,”
and of the temple,^(C) “Let its foundations^(D) be laid.”’