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Atomic Bible
Isaiah 44:28
who says of Cyrus,
from Jerusalem to Be Restored, Isaiah 44:21-28
What it says

He names Cyrus as His shepherd who will fulfill His pleasure and decree Jerusalem and the temple to be rebuilt.

What it is doing

This verse closes the chapter by naming the historical agent of restoration in advance.

In context

21Remember these things, O Jacob, 22I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, 23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; 24Thus says the LORD, 25who foils the signs of false prophets 26who confirms the message of His servant 27who says to the depths of the sea, 28who says of Cyrus,