Ezr 1:1-2, Isa 41:27, 52:7, Luk 24:47, Rom 10:18 | ESV | STEP | In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that 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 that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing :

Ezra 1:1-2

The Proclamation of Cyrus

1 ^aIn the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, ^bthat 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 ^cthat he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:

2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and ^dhe has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Isaiah 41:27

27 ^eI was the first to say ^{▼▼Or Formerly I said} to Zion, “Behold, here they are!”
and ^gI give to Jerusalem a herald of good news.

Isaiah 52:7

7 ^hHow beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, ⁱwho brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”

Luke 24:47

47 and that ^jrepentance for the ^{▼▼Some manuscripts for} forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^lin his name ^mto all nations, ⁿbeginning from Jerusalem.

Romans 10:18

18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for

^o“Their voice has gone out ^pto all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.”