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"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 in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Thus thus, here Adverb H3541 כֹּ֣ה koh
says to utter, say Verb H559 אָמַ֗ר a·mar
Cyrus a Pers. king Noun H3566 כֹּ֚רֶשׁ ko·resh
king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Persia, a country in W. Asia which conquered Bab. Noun H6539 פָּרַ֔ס pa·ras,
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'The LORD, the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֖ה Yah·weh
the God God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֵ֣י e·lo·hei
of heaven, heaven, sky Noun H8064 הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ha·sha·ma·yim;
has given to give, put, set Verb H5414 נָ֣תַן na·tan
me all the whole, all Noun H3605 כֹּ֚ל kol
the kingdoms kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign Noun H4467 מַמְלְכֹ֣ות mam·le·cho·vt
of the earth earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֔רֶץ ha·'a·retz,
and He has appointed to attend to, visit, muster, appoint Verb H6485 פָקַ֤ד fa·kad
me to build to build Verb H1129 לִבְנֹֽות־ liv·no·vt-
Him a house a house Noun H1004 בַ֔יִת va·yit,
in Jerusalem, probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם bi·ru·sha·lim
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which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
is in Judah. probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr. Noun H3063 בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃ bi·hu·dah.
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Locations

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

Persia

PERSIApur'-sha, (parats; Persia; in Assyrian Parsu, Parsua; in Achemenian Persian Parsa, modern Fars): In the Bible (2 Chronicles 36:20, 22, 23 Ezra 1:1, 8 Esther 1:3, 14, 18; Esther 10:2 Ezekiel 27:10; Ezekiel 38:5 Daniel 8:20; Daniel 10:1; Daniel 11:2) this name denotes properly the modern province of Fars, not the whole Persian empire. The latter was by i... View Details

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Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "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 in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
King James Bible "Thus says Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, 'The LORD, the The LORD God of heaven, has heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth earth; and He has appointed he hath charged me to build Him a him an house in at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Hebrew Greek English "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 in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.