Bible Cross References
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2 Chronicles 36:22
In the first year that Cyrus of Persia was emperor, the LORD made what he had said through the prophet Jeremiah come true. He prompted Cyrus to issue the following command and send it out in writing to be read aloud everywhere in his empire:
2 Chronicles 36:23
"This is the command of Cyrus, Emperor of Persia. The LORD, the God of Heaven, has made me ruler over the whole world and has given me the responsibility of building a temple for him in Jerusalem in Judah. Now, all of you who are God's people, go there, and may the LORD your God be with you."
by the mouth
Jeremiah 25:12-14
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After that I will punish Babylonia and its king for their sin. I will destroy that country and leave it in ruins forever.
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I will punish Babylonia with all the disasters that I threatened to bring on the nations when I spoke through Jeremiah---all the disasters recorded in this book.
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I will pay the Babylonians back for what they have done, and many nations and great kings will make slaves of them.' "
Jeremiah 29:10
"The LORD says, 'When Babylonia's seventy years are over, I will show my concern for you and keep my promise to bring you back home.
Jeremiah 33:7-13
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I will make Judah and Israel prosperous, and I will rebuild them as they were before.
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I will purify them from the sins that they have committed against me, and I will forgive their sins and their rebellion.
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Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that I bring to the city."
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The LORD said, "People are saying that this place is like a desert, that it has no people or animals living in it. And they are right; the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem are empty; no people or animals live there. But in these places you will hear again
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the shouts of gladness and joy and the happy sounds of wedding feasts. You will hear people sing as they bring thank offerings to my Temple; they will say, 'Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, because he is good and his love is eternal.' I will make this land as prosperous as it was before. I, the LORD, have spoken."
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The LORD Almighty said, "In this land that is like a desert and where no people or animals live, there will once again be pastures where shepherds can take their sheep.
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In the towns in the hill country, in the foothills, and in southern Judah, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, shepherds will once again count their sheep. I, the LORD, have spoken."
the Lord
Ezra 5:13-15
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Then in the first year of the reign of King Cyrus as emperor of Babylonia, Cyrus issued orders for the Temple to be rebuilt.
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He restored the gold and silver Temple utensils which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple in Babylon. Emperor Cyrus turned these utensils over to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor of Judah.
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The emperor told him to take them and return them to the Temple in Jerusalem, and to rebuild the Temple where it had stood before.
Ezra 6:22
For seven days they joyfully celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread. They were full of joy because the LORD had made the emperor of Assyria favorable to them, so that he supported them in their work of rebuilding the Temple of the God of Israel.
Ezra 7:27
Ezra said, "Praise the LORD, the God of our ancestors! He has made the emperor willing to honor in this way the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem.
Psalm 106:46
He made all their oppressors feel sorry for them.
Proverbs 21:1
The LORD controls the mind of a king as easily as he directs the course of a stream.
Daniel 2:1
In the second year that Nebuchadnezzar was king, he had a dream. It worried him so much that he couldn't sleep,
made a proclamation
Matthew 3:1-3
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At that time John the Baptist came to the desert of Judea and started preaching.
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"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
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John was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he said, "Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Prepare a road for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "
John 1:23
John answered by quoting the prophet Isaiah: "I am 'the voice of someone shouting in the desert: Make a straight path for the Lord to travel!' "