以賽亞書寫話 ︰ 「 功勞皆屬以色列嘅主 ， 而唔係馬爾杜克 。 以色列嘅主同樣召喚咗居魯士 ， 同樣拉住居魯士嘅手 ， 同樣命佢管好佢嘅子民 。 」
Isaiah writes: "The credit goes to the Lord of Israel, not to Marduk." The Lord of Israel likewise called Cyrus, took Cyrus by the hand, and commanded him to rule over his people. 」