Ezra 1:2
“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
“Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Note The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Lord God
- 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:12; Isaiah 66:1; Jeremiah 10:11; Daniel 2:21, 28; Daniel 5:23
- hath given
- Jeremiah 27:6, 7; Daniel 2:37, 38; Daniel 4:25, 32; Daniel 5:19–21
- he hath charged
- Isaiah 44:26–28; Isaiah 45:1, 12, 13