That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Je dis de Cyrus: Il est mon berger, Et il accomplira toute ma volonté; Il dira de Jérusalem: Qu'elle soit rebâtie! Et du temple: Qu'il soit fondé!
KJV
That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
aias to announce that Cyrus, King of the Persians, would rebuild the temple of God, as is clear from Is. 44:28. But it was not prophetical of Esdras to write it, in whose time it took place. Hence if God or angels, or even the blessed, know and announce what is beyond our knowing…
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