Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

Holden

To open

General references

Bible References

To his

Isaiah 13:3
I have commanded My chosen ones;
I have also called My warriors,
who exult in My triumph,
to execute My wrath.
Isaiah 44:28
who says to Cyrus, “My shepherd,
he will fulfill all My pleasure”
and says to Jerusalem, “She will be rebuilt,”
and of the temple, “Its foundation will be laid.”


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1 Kings 19:15
Then the Lord said to him, “Go and return by the way you came to the Wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
Jeremiah 27:6
So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. I have even given him the wild animals to serve him.

Whose

Isaiah 41:13
For I, Yahweh your God,
hold your right hand
and say to you: Do not fear,
I will help you.
Isaiah 42:6
“I, Yahweh, have called You
for a righteous purpose,
and I will hold You by Your hand.
I will keep You and appoint You
to be a covenant for the people
and a light to the nations,
Psalm 73:23
Yet I am always with You;
You hold my right hand.

Holden

Ezekiel 30:21
“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Look, it has not been bandaged—no medicine has been applied and no splint put on to bandage it so that it can grow strong enough to handle a sword.

To subdue

Isaiah 41:2
Who has stirred him up from the east?
He calls righteousness to his feet.
The Lord hands nations over to him,
and he subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
like wind-driven stubble with his bow.
Ezra 1:1
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The Lord put it into the mind of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing:
Jeremiah 50:3
For a nation from the north will come against her;
it will make her land desolate.
No one will be living in it—
both man and beast will escape.
Jeremiah 51:11
Sharpen the arrows!
Fill the quivers!
The Lord has put it into the mind
of the kings of the Medes
because His plan is aimed at Babylon
to destroy her,
for it is the Lord’s vengeance,
vengeance for His temple.
Daniel 5:6
his face turned pale, and his thoughts so terrified him that his hip joints shook and his knees knocked together.
Daniel 7:5
“Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up! Gorge yourself on flesh.’
Daniel 8:3
I looked up, and there was a ram standing beside the canal. He had two horns. The two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one came up last.

To open

Nahum 2:6
The river gates are opened,
and the palace erodes away.

General references

Ezra 5:13
However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, he issued a decree to rebuild the house of God.
Job 12:19
He leads priests away barefoot
and overthrows established leaders.
Psalm 107:16
For He has broken down the bronze gates
and cut through the iron bars.

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