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 that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:

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Ezra Sent to Teach the People

1 Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, ^qEzra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,