Ezr 1:4 | TNotes | STEP | 1:4 Cyrus was probably not urging Babylonian neighbors of the Jewish remnant to help the Hebrews. Rather, he was encouraging Jews who had decided to stay in Babylon to help their countrymen who were returning to Jerusalem.

‏ Ezra 1:4

1:4 ^a Cyrus was probably not urging Babylonian neighbors of the Jewish remnant to help the Hebrews. Rather, he was encouraging Jews who had decided to stay in Babylon to help their countrymen who were returning to Jerusalem.