The surprise announcement—'I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes from the rising of the sun; he shall call on my name'—introduces Cyrus again, now explicitly as God's instrument. The reference to 'north and rising of the sun' places Cyrus geographically while maintaining the mystique that he acts at God's direction without fully understanding his role. The promise that he 'shall call on my name' may suggest eventual conversion or, more likely, acknowledgment of Yahweh's role in his victories. This verse establishes that God's sovereignty over history is not hidden but openly demonstrated through the rise of this king.

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