1 Now in the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and [put it] also in writing, saying,

2 Thus saith Cyrus, king of Persia, The LORD God of the heavens has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah.

3 Who [is there] among you of all his people? Let God be with him and let him go up to Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (he [is] God), which [is] in Jerusalem.