Isaiah 44:28

“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.”

"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." - Isaiah 44:28
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What does Isaiah 44:28 mean?

The verse Isaiah 44:28 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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." This verse is a part of the prophecy…

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The Shepherd's Promise: Understanding God's Sovereignty through Cyrus

In the book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 44:28, we read the profound declaration: "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." This verse resonates…

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A Prayer of Divine Guidance and Restoration

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You humbled and grateful for the gift of this day and the promise of Your word. I pause to reflect upon the truth found in Isaiah 44:28, where You declared, "That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform…

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Isaiah 44:28 - "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."
Isaiah 44:25
isaiah 44:3
Isaiah 44:4 - "And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses."
Isaiah 44:27 - "That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:"
Isaiah 44:10 - "Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?"
Deuteronomy 28:44 - "He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail."
Isaiah 44:1 - "Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:"
Genesis 44:28 - "And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:"
Isaiah 44:25 - "That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;"
Isaiah 44:18 - "They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand."
Ezekiel 44:28 - "And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession."
Isaiah 28:12
Isaiah 28:12
Isaiah 44:9 - "¶ They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed."
"That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:" - Isaiah 44:27
Isaiah 44:22 - "I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee."
Isaiah 44:6 - "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God."
"And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses." - Isaiah 44:4
Isaiah 28:28 - "Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen."
Isaiah 14:28 - "In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden."
Isaiah 44:20 - "He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?"
Isaiah 28:11 - "For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people."
"Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?" - Isaiah 44:10
Isaiah 44:14 - "He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it."
Isaiah 44:12 - "The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint."
Isaiah 28:3 - "The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:"
Isaiah 28:8 - "For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean."
Jeremiah 44:28 - "Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or their's."