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Ezra 5:17 (GN)

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17 "Now, if it please Your Majesty, have a search made in the royal records in Babylon to find whether or not Emperor Cyrus gave orders for this Temple in Jerusalem to be rebuilt, and then inform us what your will is in this matter."

Definition(s):
Babylon (Bab-el-on): same as Babel
Cyrus (Sigh-russ): as miserable; as heir
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace