Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus.

כה אמר יהוה למשיחו לכורש

Cyrus the Great

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Cyrus the Great

Founder of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 600-530 BC). He absorbed the Median, Lydian, and Neo-Babylonian empires while practising a policy of religious tolerance. The Hebrew Bible names him 'the Lord's anointed'.

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Source: 旧約聖書 イザヤ書 45章1節Verified

Cyrus the Great's Other Quotes

I am Cyrus, king of the world, great king, mighty king, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four corners.

I brought relief to all the inhabitants of Babylon and freed them from their humiliation and servitude.

[Cyrus was called] 'father of his people'.