Isa_48:14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these [things]? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm [shall be on] the Chaldeans.
Ver. 14. The Lord hath loved him,] i.e., Cyrus. He so loveth his people that for their sakes he loveth all their benefactors and well wishers. See Gen_12:3.