2 Chronicles 36:22

The Proclamation of Cyrus

22 aNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, bthat the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, cthe Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:

Ezra 1:1

The Proclamation of Cyrus

1 dIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, ethat the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so fthat he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:

Jeremiah 29:10

10For thus says the Lord: gWhen seventy years are completed for Babylon, hI will visit you, iand I will fulfill to you my promise jand bring you back to this place.

Daniel 9:2

2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to kthe word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

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