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Who appointed this ruler
    from the east?[a]
Who puts nations and kings
    in his power?[b]
His sword and his arrows
turn them to dust
    blown by the wind.

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Footnotes

  1. 41.2 ruler from the east: Probably Cyrus (see 44.28; 45.1; 48.14).
  2. 41.2 Who puts … power: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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