saith of Cyrus] To assure them of deliverance, he nameth the partie, by whom it should be effected, about two hundred yeers before he was born. See Chap. 13. 22. and the like, 1 Kings 13:2. This his name he had from a Persian word, signifying the Sunne; which the Persians honoured as a God. See Chap. 45. 3, 4.
Thou shalt be built] 2 Chronicles 36:22-23. Ezra 1:1,—3. Chap. 45. 1, 13.
Thy foundation shall be laid] Ezra 3:10-11.