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: Ezra 1:1-3
Cyrus: Isaiah 44:28; Daniel 10:1
that the word: 2 Chronicles 36:21; Jeremiah 25:12, Jeremiah 25:14, Jeremiah 29:10, Jeremiah 32:42-44, Jeremiah 33:10-14; Hebrews 10:23
the Lord stirred: 2 Chronicles 21:16; 1 Samuel 26:19; 1 Kings 11:14, 1 Kings 11:23; 1 Chronicles 5:26; Ezra 1:5; Isaiah 13:3-5, Isaiah 13:17-18, Isaiah 44:28, Isaiah 45:1-5; Haggai 1:14
a proclamation: 2 Chronicles 24:9, 2 Chronicles 30:5