Ezra 1:3
Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
Cross-references
Ezra 5:3 shows later officials questioning the authority to build, directly referencing the decree of Cyrus — a narrative continuation of the rebuilding story.
Ezra 5:8 reports the temple rebuild progress to Darius, continuing the account initiated by Cyrus's decree in Ezra 1:3.
Ezra 7:13 records a later decree by Artaxerxes allowing more Jews to return, echoing the original permission in Ezra 1:3.
Ezra 7:14 details the king's commission for Ezra to inquire about Judah, extending the pattern of Persian support begun in Ezra 1:3.
Isaiah 45:5 is part of God's prophecy naming Cyrus as His instrument, showing the decree in Ezra 1:3 fulfills God's plan.
Daniel 6:26 has Darius decree reverence to the living God, paralleling Cyrus's decree in Ezra 1:3 — both Persian kings issue decrees honoring Israel's God.
Isaiah 41:25 foretold God stirring up Cyrus from the east — the very king who issued this decree to rebuild Jerusalem.
Isaiah 45:13 explicitly prophesies Cyrus building Jerusalem and freeing exiles — exactly the decree here.
Daniel 2:47 records Nebuchadnezzar acknowledging Daniel's God as Lord of kings, similar to Cyrus's recognition in Ezra 1:3 — both pagan kings confess God's sovereignty.