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2 Chronicles 36:23

“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”

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ASV

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all his people, Jehovah his God be with him, and let him go up.

KJV

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ׀Ko.reshCyrusH3566 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
פָּרַ֗סpa.RasPersiaH6539 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
מַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.Khot[the] kingdoms ofH4467 →
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →
נָ֣תַןNa.tanhe has givenH5414 →
לִ֗יLito me
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-and heH1931 →
פָקַ֤דfa.Kadhe has appointedH6485 →
עָלַי֙'a.Lai<on> meH5921 →
לִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-to buildH1129 →
ל֣וֹlofor him
בַ֔יִתVa.yita houseH1004 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.Dah[is] in JudahH3063 →
מִֽי־mi-who?H4310 →
בָכֶ֣םva.Khem[is] among you
מִכָּל־mi.kolfrom allH3605 →
עַמּ֗וֹa.Mopeople hisH5971 →
יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavGod hisH430 →
עִמּ֖וֹi.Mo[be] with himH5973 →
וְיָֽעַל׃ve.Ya.'aland let him go upH5927 →

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Psalms 75:5–7Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.Ezra 7:13I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.Isaiah 44:26–28who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’Zechariah 2:6–7“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?Deuteronomy 2:24“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.Isaiah 41:2Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.Daniel 5:18As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.1 Chronicles 29:5for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”1 Chronicles 22:16in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”Jeremiah 50:21Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD.Revelation 16:11and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.

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