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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge references in NET.
¶ The Decree of Cyrus In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the LORD’s message spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD motivated King Cyrus of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his kingdom and also to put it in writing. It read:
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven:
Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! Let them shout for joy upon their beds!
who says to the deep sea,‘Be dry! I will dry up your sea currents,’
The LORD says,“Attack the land of Merathaim and the people who live in Pekod! Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them! Do just as I have commanded you!
Lend your aid and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves to that place.” Bring down, O LORD, your warriors!
Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,“Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,