Ezra 1:2 — “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all… — AMP | maBible
Read Ezra 1:2 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Ezra 1.2, Ezra 1v2, Esd. 1:2. “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
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2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Notes and references
It is remarkable that Cyrus actually used God’s special name, the tetragrammaton YHWH (traditionally rendered “Lord”). Certainly Cyrus recognized the true God, but he probably considered Him as one of a number of existing gods, as was typical for a polytheist. For Cyrus God of heaven probably meant…