2 Chronicles 36:23
Thus, saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth, hath Yahweh God of the heavens, given unto me, and, he himself, hath laid charge upon me, to build to him a house, in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people with whom is Yahweh his God? Then let him go up.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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1 Chronicles 29:5Of gold for the gold, and of silver for the silver, and for all manner of work in the hand of artificers,—Who then is ready to offer willingly, by filling his hand to-day, unto Yahweh?
Psalms 75:5Do not lift up on high your horn, Nor speak of the Rock, with arrogance;
Isaiah 44:26Establishing the word of his Servant, And the counsel of his Messengers, he maketh good,—Who saith of Jerusalem—She shall be inhabited! And of the cities of Judah—They shall be built! And the ruins thereof, will I set up!
Jeremiah 27:6Now, therefore, I, have given all these lands, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon my servant,—Moreover also, the wild beast of the field, have I given him, to serve him.
Daniel 2:37Thou, O king, art the king of kings,—for, the God of the heavens, hath given unto thee, the kingship, the might, the power and the dignity;
Daniel 5:18As for thee, O king, the Most High God, gave, kingship and greatness and honour and majesty, unto Nebuchadnezzar thy father;
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 36:23
22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God… Read the whole commentary →