2 Chronicles 36:21-23

Christian Standard Bible

²¹ This fulfilled the word of the Lord through Jeremiah,^(A) and the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation^(B) until seventy years were fulfilled.

The Decree of Cyrus

²² In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia,^(C) in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken through^[a] Jeremiah,^(D) the Lord roused the spirit of King Cyrus^(E) of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and also to put it in writing:

²³ This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: The Lord, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build him a temple at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord his God be with him.