2 Chronicles 36:22

New International Version

²²In the first year of Cyrus^(A) king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

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2 Chronicles 36:23

New International Version

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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Ezra 5:13

New International Version

¹³“However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree^(A) to rebuild this house of God.

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Ezra 5:14

New International Version

¹⁴He even removed from the temple^[a] of Babylon the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple^[b] in Babylon.^(A) Then King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar,^(B) whom he had appointed governor,

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Ezra 5:14 Or palace
Ezra 5:14 Or palace

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Jeremiah 25:12

New International Version

¹²“But when the seventy years^(A) are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon^(B) and his nation, the land of the Babylonians,^[a] for their guilt,” declares the Lord, “and will make it desolate^(C) forever.

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Jeremiah 25:12 Or Chaldeans

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Jeremiah 29:10

New International Version

¹⁰This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years^(A) are completed for Babylon, I will come to you^(B) and fulfill my good promise^(C) to bring you back^(D) to this place.