The Lord now addresses the nations of the world.
From the time that it was declared. From the time the decree concerning Cyrus was determined on, the prophet had spoken of it, as the Lord God and his Spirit sent him to do. Note the three persons in the Godhead. In this verse we learn that the prophet was sent by "The Lord God" (Elohim) and his Spirit; in the next verse Jehovah, "the Holy One of Israel," speaks.