am 3468, bc 536, This verse and the next have a double aspect. They look back to the prophecy of Jeremiah, and show how that was accomplished; and they look forward to the history of Ezra, which begins with a repetition of these two last verses.
in the first: Ezr 1:1-3
Cyrus: Isa 44:28, Dan 10:1
that the word: 2Ch 36:21, Jer 25:12, Jer 25:14, Jer 29:10, Jer 32:42-44, Jer 33:10-14, Heb 10:23
the Lord stirred: 2Ch 21:16, 1Sa 26:19, 1Ki 11:14, 1Ki 11:23, 1Ch 5:26, Ezr 1:5, Isa 13:3-5, Isa 13:17, Isa 13:18, Isa 44:28, Isa 45:1-5, Hag 1:14
a proclamation: 2Ch 24:9, 2Ch 30:5
Reciprocal: 2Ch 36:20 - until the reign Ezr 4:3 - king Cyrus Ezr 6:3 - the first year Isa 45:13 - he shall build Jer 25:11 - seventy Jer 51:11 - the Lord hath Dan 6:28 - and in