Ezra 1:1-4
first <0259> [Now in the.]
Cyrus ..................... Cyrus <03566> [Cyrus.]
Cyrus is said to have been the son of Cambyses, king of Persia, and Mandane, daughter of Astyages, king of Media: he was born about 600 years before Christ, and died at the age of 70, after a reign of 30 years. He was mentioned by name, and his conquests foretold, by the prophet Isaiah, about a century before his birth. Josephus states the partiality he evinced towards the Jews, arose from the circumstance of these prophecies being shown him, probably by Daniel.
spoken <06310> [by the mouth.]
Lord's ....... Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
disseminated <05674> [made a proclamation. Heb. caused a voice to pass.]
Lord God <0430 03068> [Lord God.]
given <05414> [hath given.]
kingdoms <04467> [all the kingdoms.]
According to the testimony of ancient writers, Cyrus, at this time, reigned over the Medes, Persians, Hyrcanians, Syrians, Assyrians, Indians, etc., and all lesser Asia.
instructed <06485> [he hath charged.]
God ...................... God ....... God <0430> [his God.]
God ...................... God ....... God <0430> [he is the God.]
<0582> [let the men.]
helped ...... silver <05375 03701> [help him. Heb. lift him up.]
voluntary offerings <05071> [the freewill.]
Psalms 147:2
rebuilds <01129> [build.]
gathers <03664> [he.]
Jeremiah 32:37-44
regather <06908> [I will gather.]
"This promise," says Jerome, "taken in its full extent was not made good to those that returned from captivity; because they were frequently infested with wars, as well by the kings of Syria and Egypt as by the rest of their neighbours; and they were finally subdued and destroyed by the Romans." God's word cannot fail; therefore there remaineth yet a rest for the ancient people of God.
live <03427> [I will cause.]
give <05414> [I.]
single-minded ....... way <01870 0259> [one way.]
respect <03372> [they may.]
[for every. Heb. all days. for the.]
make <03772> [I will make.]
<07725> [that I.]
stop <0310> [from them. Heb. from after them. but I.]
delight <07797> [Yea, I.]
plant <05193> [and I.]
faithfully <0571> [assuredly. Heb. in truth, or stability.]
bring ............................. bringing <0935> [Like.]
bring ............................. bringing <0935> [so.]
bought <07069> [buy.]
territory <0776> [in the land.]
restore <07622> [for I.]
As an earnest of these promises, houses and lands shall again take a good price in Judah and Jerusalem; and though they now are almost valueless, there shall again be a sufficiency of purchasers. Trade shall revive, for they shall have money enough to buy land with; husbandry shall revive, for those that have money, shall covet to lay it out upon lands; laws shall again have their due course, for they shall subscribe evidences, and seal them.
Ezekiel 34:12-13
shepherd seeks <07462 01243> [As a shepherd seeketh out. Heb. According to the shepherd's seeking of, etc.]
cloudy <06051> [in the cloudy.]
out <03318> [I will bring.]
feed <07462> [and feed.]
Ezekiel 36:24
Zechariah 8:7-8
save <03467> [I.]
lands ....... west <0776 03996> [west country. Heb. country of the going down of the sun.]
settle <07931> [and they shall dwell.]
people <05971> [they shall be my.]
truth <0571> [in truth.]
