1 In ⓖ the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, ⓗ the LORD roused the spirit ⓘ of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing:

2 This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The LORD, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judah. ⓙ