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The LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their armor, to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
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Verse 1. Anointed, often implies one chosen for some great work. Cyrus was to ruin the empire of Babylon, and to set the nations at liberty. He was a proof of the Deity by executing his decrees.—Cyrus. Some copies of the Septuagint seem to have read κυριω, “to the Lord,” incorrectly. Saint Jerome—Though Cyrus was not anointed, he is styled thus, in allusion to the custom of the Jewish kings. Worthington.
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