Verse 2

Thus saith{H559} Cyrus{H3566} king{H4428} of Persia,{H6539} All the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth{H776} hath Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of heaven,{H8064} given{H5414} me; and he hath charged{H6485} me to build{H1129} him a house{H1004} in Jerusalem,{H3389} which is in Judah.{H3063}

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 44:26-45:1 : 26 that confirmeth{H6965} the word{H1697} of his servant,{H5650} and performeth{H7999} the counsel{H6098} of his messengers;{H4397} that saith{H559} of Jerusalem,{H3389} She shall be inhabited;{H3427} and of the cities{H5892} of Judah,{H3063} They shall be built,{H1129} and I will raise up{H6965} the waste places{H2723} thereof; 27 that saith{H559} to the deep,{H6683} Be dry,{H2717} and I will dry up{H3001} thy rivers;{H5104} 28 That saith{H559} of Cyrus,{H3566} [He is] my shepherd,{H7462} and shall perform{H7999} all my pleasure,{H2656} even saying{H559} of Jerusalem,{H3389} She shall be built;{H1129} and of the temple,{H1964} Thy foundation shall be laid.{H3245} 1 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} to his anointed,{H4899} to Cyrus,{H3566} whose right hand{H3225} I have holden,{H2388} to subdue{H7286} nations{H1471} before{H6440} him, and I will loose{H6605} the loins{H4975} of kings;{H4428} to open{H6605} the doors{H1817} before{H6440} him, and the gates{H1817} shall not be shut:{H5462}
  • Isa 45:12-13 : 12 I have made{H6213} the earth,{H776} and created{H1254} man{H120} upon it: I, even my hands,{H3027} have stretched out{H5186} the heavens;{H8064} and all their host{H6635} have I commanded.{H6680} 13 I have raised him up{H5782} in righteousness,{H6664} and I will make straight{H3474} all his ways:{H1870} he shall build{H1129} my city,{H5892} and he shall let my exiles{H1546} go{H7971} free, not for price{H4242} nor reward,{H7810} saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} Heaven{H8064} is my throne,{H3678} and the earth{H776} is my footstool:{H7272} what manner of house{H1004} will ye build{H1129} unto me? and what place{H4725} shall be my rest?{H4496}
  • Jer 10:11 : 11 Thus{H1836} shall ye say{H560} unto them, The gods{H426} that have not{H3809} made{H5648} the heavens{H8065} and the earth,{H778} these shall perish{H7} from the earth,{H772} and from under{H8460} the{H429} heavens.{H8065}
  • Jer 27:6-7 : 6 And now have I given{H5414} all these lands{H776} into the hand{H3027} of Nebuchadnezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon,{H894} my servant;{H5650} and the beasts{H2416} of the field{H7704} also have I given{H5414} him to serve{H5647} him. 7 And all the nations{H1471} shall serve{H5647} him, and his son,{H1121} and his son's{H1121} son,{H1121} until the time{H6256} of his own land{H776} come:{H935} and then many{H7227} nations{H1471} and great{H1419} kings{H4428} shall make him their bondman.{H5647}
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 And he changeth{H8133} the times{H5732} and the seasons;{H2166} he removeth{H5709} kings,{H4430} and setteth up{H6966} kings;{H4430} he giveth{H3052} wisdom{H2452} unto the wise,{H2445} and knowledge{H4486} to them that have{H3046} understanding;{H999}
  • Dan 2:28 : 28 but{H1297} there is{H383} a God{H426} in heaven{H8065} that revealeth{H1541} secrets,{H7328} and he hath made known{H3046} to the king{H4430} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} what{H4101} shall be{H1934} in the latter{H320} days.{H3118} Thy dream,{H2493} and the visions{H2376} of thy head{H7217} upon{H5922} thy bed,{H4903} are these:{H1836}
  • Dan 2:37-38 : 37 Thou,{H607} O king,{H4430} art king{H4430} of kings,{H4430} unto whom the God{H426} of heaven{H8065} hath given{H3052} the kingdom,{H4437} the power,{H2632} and the strength,{H8632} and the glory;{H3367} 38 and wheresoever{H3606} the children{H1123} of men{H606} dwell,{H1753} the beasts{H2423} of the field{H1251} and the birds{H5776} of the heavens{H8065} hath he given{H3052} into thy hand,{H3028} and hath made thee to rule{H7981} over them all:{H3606} thou{H607} art the head{H7217} of gold.{H1722}
  • Dan 4:25 : 25 that thou shalt be driven{H2957} from{H4481} men,{H606} and thy dwelling{H4070} shall be{H1934} with{H5974} the beasts{H2423} of the field,{H1251} and thou shalt be made to eat{H2939} grass{H6211} as oxen,{H8450} and shalt be wet{H6647} with the dew{H2920} of heaven,{H8065} and seven{H7655} times{H5732} shall pass{H2499} over{H5922} thee; till{H5705} thou know{H3046} that the Most High{H5943} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men,{H606} and giveth{H5415} it to whomsoever{H4479} he will.{H6634}
  • Dan 4:32 : 32 and thou shalt be driven{H2957} from{H4481} men;{H606} and thy dwelling{H4070} shall be with{H5974} the beasts{H2423} of the field;{H1251} thou shalt be made to eat{H2939} grass{H6211} as oxen;{H8450} and seven{H7655} times{H5732} shall pass{H2499} over{H5922} thee; until{H5705} thou know{H3046} that the Most High{H5943} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men,{H606} and giveth{H5415} it to whomsoever{H4479} he will.{H6634}
  • Dan 5:19-21 : 19 and because{H4481} of the greatness{H7238} that he gave{H3052} him, all{H3606} the peoples,{H5972} nations,{H524} and languages{H3961} trembled{H1934} and feared{H1763} before{H4481} him:{H6925} whom he would{H1934} he slew,{H1934} and whom he would{H1934} he kept alive;{H1934} and whom he would{H1934} he raised up,{H1934} and whom he would{H1934} he put down.{H1934} 20 But when his heart{H3825} was lifted up,{H7313} and his spirit{H7308} was hardened{H8631} so that he dealt proudly,{H2103} he was deposed{H5182} from{H4481} his kingly{H4437} throne,{H3764} and they took{H5709} his glory{H3367} from him:{H4481} 21 and he was driven{H2957} from{H4481} the sons{H1123} of men,{H606} and his heart{H3825} was made{H7739} like{H5974} the beasts',{H2423} and his dwelling{H4070} was with the wild asses;{H6167} he was fed{H2939} with grass{H6211} like oxen,{H8450} and his body{H1655} was wet{H6647} with the dew{H2920} of heaven;{H8065} until{H5705} he knew{H3046} that the Most High{H5943} God{H426} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men,{H606} and that he setteth{H6966} up over{H5922} it whomsoever{H4479} he will.{H6634}
  • Dan 5:23 : 23 but hast lifted up{H7313} thyself against{H5922} the Lord{H4756} of heaven;{H8065} and they have brought{H858} the vessels{H3984} of his house{H1005} before{H6925} thee, and thou{H607} and thy lords,{H7261} thy wives{H7695} and thy concubines,{H3904} have drunk{H8355} wine{H2562} from them; and thou hast praised{H7624} the gods{H426} of silver{H3702} and gold,{H1722} of brass,{H5174} iron,{H6523} wood,{H636} and stone,{H69} which see{H2370} not,{H3809} nor{H3809} hear,{H8086} nor{H3809} know;{H3046} and the God{H426} in whose hand{H3028} thy breath{H5396} is, and whose are all{H3606} thy ways,{H735} hast thou not{H3809} glorified.{H1922}
  • 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God{H430} in very deed{H552} dwell{H3427} on the earth?{H776} behold, heaven{H8064} and the heaven{H8064} of heavens{H8064} cannot contain{H3557} thee; how much less{H637} this house{H1004} that I have builded!{H1129}
  • 2 Chr 2:12 : 12 Huram{H2361} said{H559} moreover, Blessed{H1288} be Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} that made{H6213} heaven{H8064} and earth,{H776} who hath given{H5414} to David{H1732} the king{H4428} a wise{H2450} son,{H1121} endued{H3045} with discretion{H7922} and understanding,{H998} that should build{H1129} a house{H1004} for Jehovah,{H3068} and a house{H1004} for his kingdom.{H4438}