2 Chronicles 36:21-23

New American Standard Bible 1995

^21 (A)to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until ^(B)the land had enjoyed its sabbaths. ^(C)All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath ^[a](D)until seventy years were complete.

Cyrus Permits Return

^22 (E)Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to fulfill the word of the Lord ^(F)by the mouth of Jeremiah—the Lord ^(G)stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 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!’”