2 Chronicles 36:23
“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
What it says
Cyrus's proclamation begins, introducing the royal decree that follows.
What it is doing
It opens the final voice of the chapter and points toward return.
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: