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Isaiah 45:1

Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the armor of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

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 kurio, "to the Lord "incorrectly. (St. Jerome) Though Cyrus was not anointed, he is styled thus, in allusion to the custom of the Jewish kings. (Worthington)

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