Isaiah 44:28

Translations

Modern

…who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”

Traditional

That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Literal

…the One saying of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd and all My delight he will fulfill,’ and saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”

Latin

…qui dico Cyro: Pastor meus es, et omnem voluntatem meam complebis; qui dico Jerusalem: Ædificaberis, et templo: Fundaberis.

Original

Hebrew

English

…who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”

Notes

Isaiah 44:28

My shepherd: Cyrus did more than just allow the Jews to return home. He led a major project to rebuild Jerusalem and restore the temple (see Isaiah 45:13; Ezra 1:2–4; 6:3–5).

Isaiah 44:24–45:8

The Lord alone is sovereign over history. He raised up Cyrus of Persia to execute judgment on Babylon and restore Israel to the Holy Land.

Theme notes and profiles

Cyrus II Isaiah The Medes and Persians God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah Spiritual Renewal in the Later Prophets The Shepherd

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

2 Chronicles 36:22–Ezra 1:3
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Isaiah 45:1
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
Daniel 10:1
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision.
Ezra 6:3–18
In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,
Isaiah 45:13
I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
Isaiah 63:11
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
Isaiah 46:11
I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.
Psalm 78:71–72
…from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
Isaiah 48:14–15
Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
Isaiah 45:3
I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
Isaiah 42:15
I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.

People

Cyrus: Persian Emperor who decreed the rebuilding of the Temple

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Book of Baruch Church Cyrus the Great History of Israel Isaiah, Book of Jerusalem New Creation, New Creature Persia, Persians Ransom

Topics

Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Restoration of the Jews From Cyrus: Prophecies Concerning God: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Iran Jerusalem: Prophecies of the Rebuilding of Jerusalem: Prophecies Respecting: To be Rebuilt by Cyrus Medo-Persian Kingdom: Predictions Respecting: Deliverance of the Jews Persia: Cyrus Shepherd: A Name Given to Cyrus Shepherds of Kings As the Leaders of the People Temple: The Second: Prophecies of Its Restoration Temple: The Second: Restored by Zerubbabel the Second Temple: Cyrus: His Decree for Building, Predicted

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