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# all the kingdoms of the earth
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This is an exaggeration, as there were kingdoms over which Cyrus did not rule. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# to build a house for him
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Here the word "house" represents a temple. AT: "to build a temple for him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# his people
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"Yahweh's people"
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# Let him go up to the land
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"Let that person go up to the land of Judah"
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