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Now in the first year of Kôresh (כּוֹרֶשׁ) king of Pâras (פָּרַס), that the word of YAHUAH (יהוה) by the mouth of Yirmeyâhû (יִרְמְיָהוּ) might be fulfilled, YAHUAH (יהוה) stirred up the spirit of Kôresh king of Pâras, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,