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2 Chronicles 36:22
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
from The Proclamation of Cyrus, 2 Chronicles 36:22-23
What it says

In the first year of Cyrus, the Lord stirs the Persian king to send out a written proclamation, fulfilling the word spoken through Jeremiah.

What it is doing

It marks the beginning of restoration as another fulfillment of the Lord's word.

In context

22In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: 23“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: