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Isaiah 41:25

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I have: Jehovah here, by the mouth of the prophet, predicts the victories of Cyrus over the Chaldeans and their allies, at least 150 years before the event, as one instance of his foreknowledge and invincible power. Media lay north of Babylon, and Persia eastward; and Cyrus commanded the forces of both these nations; and, by his wonderful success, he trampled down mighty monarchs as mortar, and as the potter treads the clay.

raised: Isaiah 21:2, Isaiah 44:28, Isaiah 45:1-6, Isaiah 45:13, Isaiah 46:10-11; Jeremiah 51:27-29

shall he call: Ezra 1:2-3

come upon: Isaiah 41:2, Isaiah 10:6; 2 Samuel 22:43; Micah 7:10; Zechariah 10:5

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