- raised:
- "A grievousª visionª is declaredªº unto me; the treacherous dealerªº dealeth treacherously,ªº and the spoilerªº spoileth.ªº Go up,ªº O Elam:ª besiege,ªº O Media;ª all¹ the sighingª thereof have I made to cease.ªº" {Isa 21:2} + "That saithªº of Cyrus,ª [He is] my shepherd,ªº and shall performªº all¹ my pleasure:ª even sayingªº to Jerusalem,ª Thou shalt be built;ªº and to the temple,ª Thy foundation shall be laid.ªº" {Isa 44:28} + "Thus¹ saithªº the LORDª to his anointed,ª to Cyrus,ª whose¹ right handª I have holden,ªº to subdueªº nationsª beforeª him; and I will looseªº the loinsª of kings,ª to openªº beforeª him the two leaved gates;ª and the gatesª shall not¹ be shut;ªº ... That¹ they may knowªº from the risingª¹ of the sun,ª and from the west,ª¹ that¹ [there is] noneª besideª me. I¹ [am] the LORD,ª and [there is] none¹ else.¹" {Isa 45:1-6} + "I¹ have raised him upªº in righteousness,ª and I will directªº all¹ his ways:ª he¹ shall buildªº my city,ª and he shall let goªº my captives,ª not¹ for priceª nor¹ reward,ª saithªº the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Isa 45:13} + "Declaringªº the endª from the beginning,ª¹ and from ancient timesª¹ [the things] that¹ are not¹ [yet] done,ªº saying,ªº My counselª shall stand,ªº and I will doªº all¹ my pleasure:ª ... Callingªº a ravenous birdª from the east,ª¹ the manª that executeth my counselª from a farª country:ª¹ yea,¹ I have spokenªº [it], I will also¹ bring²º it to pass;¹ I have purposedªº [it], I will also¹ doªº it." {Isa 46:10-11} + "Set ye upªº a standardª in the land,ª blowªº the trumpetª among the nations,ª prepareªº the nationsª against¹ her, call togetherªº against¹ her the kingdomsª of Ararat,ª Minni,ª and Ashchenaz;ª appointªº a captainª against¹ her; cause the horsesª to come upªº as the roughª caterpillers.ª ... And the landª shall trembleªº and sorrow:ªº for¹ every purposeª of the LORDª shall be performedªº against¹ Babylon,ª to makeªº¹ the landª of Babylonª a desolationª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ªº" {Jer 51:27-29}
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