raised him up: i.e. raised Cyrus up.
he shall build My city. Nehemiah rebuilt only the walls. See Nehemiah 7:4.
The city was not rebuilt until after the return under Zerubbabel, and the emancipation by Cyrus. See App-68.
captives. Hebrew captivity. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the captives in it.
the LORD of hosts. See note on 1 Samuel 1:3