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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:”
Isaiah 45:1
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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.
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