Isaiah 41:2
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 45:1, Cyrus is explicitly named as the Lord's anointed who subdues nations — the same figure and role as in Isaiah 41:2.
Isaiah 45:13 identifies the same 'one from the east' (Cyrus) whom God stirs up — fulfilling the prophecy introduced here.
In Isaiah 46:11, God again calls a man from the east (Cyrus) to fulfill His purpose, reinforcing the theme of divine sovereignty over nations.
In Ezra 1:1, Cyrus's decree fulfills God's plan, directly connecting to the 'one from the east' raised in Isaiah 41:2. Prophecy fulfilled.
Revelation 16:12 dries the Euphrates for kings from the east, directly echoing God raising an eastern conqueror here.
Ezekiel 25:4 gives the people of the East as possessors of Ammon, echoing God's use of an eastern conqueror in Isaiah.