Isaiah 44:28 meaning and explanation
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.’”
Isaiah 44:28, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD is speaking through Isaiah to exiles in Babylon, naming a ruler roughly a century and a half before he appeared. Cyrus, king of Persia, is called God's shepherd, an unexpected title for a pagan monarch, because God will use him to accomplish His purpose.
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