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Ezra 1:1

1 Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and to put it in writing:

Cross References for Ezra 1:1

Proverbs 21:1 - The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:1 Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:1

Nehemiah 1:11 - O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 1:11 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 1:11

Daniel 2:1 - Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was... Click to read the verse Daniel 2:1 Click to read the verse Daniel 2:1

Psalms 106:46 - He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive. Click to read the verse Psalms 106:46 Click to read the verse Psalms 106:46

Ezra 7:27 - Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put it into the king’s heart to bring ho... Click to read the verse Ezra 7:27 Click to read the verse Ezra 7:27

Acts 7:23 - “When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his fellow Israelites. Click to read the verse Acts 7:23 Click to read the verse Acts 7:23

2 Chronicles 18:31 - When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “This is the king of Israel.” So the... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 18:31 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 18:31

Daniel 9:2 - in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the wor... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:2 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:2

Philippians 2:13 - for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Click to read the verse Philippians 2:13 Click to read the verse Philippians 2:13

Ezra 6:22 - For seven days they celebrated with joy the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because the Lord had fil... Click to read the verse Ezra 6:22 Click to read the verse Ezra 6:22

Jeremiah 29:10 - This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you a... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:10

Ezra 1:5 - Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites—everyone whose heart G... Click to read the verse Ezra 1:5 Click to read the verse Ezra 1:5

1 Kings 11:23 - And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:23 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:23

Isaiah 45:1 - “This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdu... Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:1

Haggai 1:14 - So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the sp... Click to read the verse Haggai 1:14 Click to read the verse Haggai 1:14

2 Chronicles 21:16 - The Lord aroused against Jehoram the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabs who lived ne... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 21:16 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 21:16

Ezra 5:13-15 - “However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild thi... Click to read the verse Ezra 5:13-15 Click to read the verse Ezra 5:13-15

Jeremiah 25:12-14 - “But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, th... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:12-14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:12-14

John 1:23 - John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ... Click to read the verse John 1:23 Click to read the verse John 1:23

Jeremiah 33:7-13 - I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity and will rebuild them as they were before. Click to read the verse Jeremiah 33:7-13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 33:7-13

2 Chronicles 36:22-23 - In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by J... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:22-23

Matthew 3:1-3 - John the Baptist Prepares the Way In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert ... Click to read the verse Matthew 3:1-3 Click to read the verse Matthew 3:1-3

Ezra 10:7 - A proclamation was then issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem for all the exiles to assemble in... Click to read the verse Ezra 10:7 Click to read the verse Ezra 10:7

Jeremiah 51:11 - “Sharpen the arrows, take up the shields! The Lord has stirred up the kings of the Medes, becau... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:11

Matthew 21:3 - If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right ... Click to read the verse Matthew 21:3 Click to read the verse Matthew 21:3

Matthew 1:22 - All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Click to read the verse Matthew 1:22 Click to read the verse Matthew 1:22