2 Chronicles 36:22

THE DECREE OF CYRUS

22 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia,e in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken throughB Jeremiah,f the Lord roused the spirit of King Cyrusg of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and also to put it in writing:

e	Ezr 1:1–3
B	Lit Lord by the mouth of
f	Je 25:11–14 Je 27:22 Je 29:10–14 Je 33:7–10
g	Is 44:28 Is 45:1