Ezra 1:1-4

¹In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

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.

³Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.

⁴And let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”

— Ezra 1:1-4

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Cross References for Ezra 1:1-4

• Jeremiah 29:10
• 2 Chronicles 36:22-23
• Proverbs 21:1
• Jeremiah 25:12-14
• Ezra 6:22
• Ezra 7:27
• Jeremiah 33:7-13
• Ezra 5:13-15
• Psalm 106:46
• Isaiah 45:12-13

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