In Ezra 1:1, God stirs Cyrus's spirit to decree; here, God stirs the people's spirit to respond — same divine initiative.

Ezra 8:1 lists the heads of families who returned later — a direct continuation of the same theme of those whose hearts God moved to go up.

2 Chronicles 36:22 records God stirring Cyrus's spirit — parallel to God stirring the people's spirits in this verse.

Philippians 2:13 says God works in believers to will and act — same divine enablement as stirring spirits in this verse.

Exodus 35:21 uses the same phrase 'whose heart stirred him up' for tabernacle offerings — a parallel divine motivation for sanctuary construction.

1 Samuel 10:26 says 'whose hearts God had touched' — same divine stirring to follow Saul, a parallel of God moving hearts for a purpose.

In Jeremiah 31:16, God promises reward and return; here the people's hearts are moved to go up, fulfilling that prophecy.

Haggai 1:14 similarly describes God stirring up spirits to work on the temple, echoing the divine motivation here.

1 Chronicles 5:26 also says God 'stirred up the spirit' — but of Assyrian kings to bring exile, the opposite outcome of stirring for return here.

Isaiah 49:17 prophesies that Zion's sons will hasten back — the return movement started in Ezra fulfills this.

2 Chronicles 21:16 records God stirring the spirit of Philistines and Arabs against Jehoram — another instance of stirring for judgment, contrasting the restoration stirring here.

In Nehemiah 2:12, God puts a plan in Nehemiah's heart — similar divine prompting as the stirring of spirits here.

In 2 Corinthians 8:16, God puts earnest care into Titus's heart — parallel to stirring spirits for rebuilding God's house.