Isa 13:3, 44:28-45:1, Jer 27:6, 40:2, 43:10, Eze 29:18-20 | ESV | STEP | I myself have commanded my consecrated ones , and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger , my proudly exulting ones .

Isaiah 13:3

3 I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,
and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger,
my proudly exulting ones. ^{▼▼Or those who exult in my majesty}

Isaiah 44:28

28 who says of ^bCyrus, ‘He is ^cmy shepherd,
and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’
^dand of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”

Isaiah 45:1

Cyrus, God’s Instrument

1 Thus says the Lord to ^ehis anointed, to Cyrus,
^fwhose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and ^gto loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be closed:

Jeremiah 27:6

6 ^hNow I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, ⁱmy servant, ^jand I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him.

Jeremiah 40:2

2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, ^k“The Lord your God pronounced this disaster against this place.

Jeremiah 43:10

10 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, ^lmy servant, ^mand I will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden, and he will spread his royal canopy over them.

Ezekiel 29:18-20

18 ⁿ“Son of man, ^oNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed bare, yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labor that he had performed against her. 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: ^pBehold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; ^qand he shall carry off its wealth ^{▼▼Or multitude} ^sand despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20 ^tI have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he labored, because they worked for me, declares the Lord God.