When thou comparest these
prophecies with the actual occurrences, there remaineth no longer a place
for doubt. Even the draining of the Euphrates, O king, was spoken of by
the prophet of Jehovah over one hundred and fifty years before the
wonderful thing was conceived in thy mind."
"Enough, O Daniel! Enough!" cried Cyrus. "If thou art able to show me
this thing, I ask no more!"
The Hebrew sage, with a peculiar smile of satisfaction on his
countenance, rose from his seat, and took from a shelf what appeared to
be a scroll of ancient manuscript.
"Listen, O king, to the words of Jehovah's prophets in regard to the
taking of Babylon:
"'Make bright the arrows, gather the shields! The Lord hath raised up the
spirits of the kings of the Medes, for his device is against Babylon to
destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his
temple. Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand! Shout against her
round about! Behold, I will stir up the Modes against them, who shall not
regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
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