Ezra 1:1

The Proclamation of Cyrus

^aNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to complete the word of ¹Yahweh from the mouth of Jeremiah—Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he ^bhad a proclamation pass throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:

Daniel 12:7

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7 And I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, ¹as he ^araised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by ^bHim who lives forever that it would be for a ²^ctime, ²times, and half a ²time; and as soon as ³they complete ^dshattering the ⁴power of the holy people, all these events will be completed.