- opened not the house of his prisoners:
- or, did not let his prisoners loose homewards, "I¹ have raised him upª° in righteousness,ª and I will directª° all¹ his ways:ª he¹ shall buildª° my city,ª and he shall let goª° my captives,ª not¹ for priceª nor¹ reward,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Isa 45:13} + "[Is] not¹ this¹ the fastª that I have chosen?ª° to looseª° the bandsª of wickedness,ª to undoª° the heavyª burdens,ª and to let the oppressedª° goª° free,ª and that ye breakª° every¹ yoke?ª" {Isa 58:6} + "And the childrenª of Israelª carried away captiveª° of their brethrenª¹ two hundredª thousand,ª women,ª sons,ª and daughters,ª and took also awayª°¹ muchª spoilª from¹ them, and broughtª°¹ the spoilª to Samaria.ª ... And the men²¹ which¹ were expressedª° by nameª rose up,ª° and tookª° the captives,ª and with¹ the spoilª clothedª° all¹ that were nakedª among them, and arrayedª° them, and shodª° them, and gave them to eatª° and to drink,ª° and anointedª° them, and carriedª° all¹ the feebleª° of them upon asses,ª and broughtª° them to Jericho,ª the city² of palm trees,ª²° toª their brethren:ª then they returnedª° to Samaria.ª" {2Ch 28:8-15} + "Thus¹ saithª° Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª The LORDª Godª of heavenª hath givenª° me all¹ the kingdomsª of the earth;ª and he¹ hath chargedª°¹ me to buildª° him an houseª at Jerusalem,ª which¹ [is] in Judah.ª ... And whosoever¹ remainethª° in any¹¹ placeª where¹ he¹ sojourneth,ª° let the men²¹ of his placeª helpª° him with silver,ª and with gold,ª and with goods,ª and with beasts,ª beside¹ the freewill offeringª for the houseª of Godª that¹ [is] in Jerusalem.ª" {Ezr 1:2-4}
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