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Atomic Bible
Ezra 1:7
King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.
from Cyrus Restores the Holy Vessels, Ezra 1:7-11
What it says

Cyrus brings out the articles from the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had removed from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.

What it is doing

This verse recalls what was taken in exile and begins its reversal.

In context

7King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods. 8Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. 9This was the inventory: 1030 gold bowls, 11In all, there were 5,400 gold and silver articles. Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.