This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of th
“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint yo
Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the
A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wi
I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aim
Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs i
his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.
He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made
“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for
Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to a
Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues
For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man
PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer
I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers a