Isaiah 45: 1: “This is what Jehovah says to his anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open before him the double doors, so that the gates will not be shut. ”
مطابق گفتهٔ هرودوتِ تاریخ‌نگار ،‏ سپاه کوروش مسیر آب رودخانهٔ فُرات را که از شهر بابِل می‌گذشت ،‏ تغییر داد .‏