'Proclamation' in the Bible

In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the Lord's message spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord stirred the mind of King Cyrus of Persia. He disseminated a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, announcing in a written edict the following:

A proclamation was circulated throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles were to be assembled in Jerusalem.