כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ ׀ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֗ס כָּל־מַמְלְכ֤וֹת הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ נָ֣תַן לִ֗י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְהֽוּא־פָקַ֤ד עָלַי֙ לִבְנֽוֹת־ל֣וֹ בַ֔יִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה מִֽי־בָכֶ֣ם מִכָּל־עַמּ֗וֹ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהָ֛יו עִמּ֖וֹ וְיָֽעַל׃
'So spricht Cyrus, der König von Persien: Alle Königreiche der Erde haben mir den HERRN, den Gott des Himmels, gegeben; und er hat mich beauftragt, ihm ein Haus in Jerusalem zu bauen, das in Juda ist. Wer unter euch ist von all seinem Volk—Der Herr, sein Gott, sei mit ihm—lass ihn hochgehen.'
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer
The seventh king was Cyrus, who ruled from one end of the world to the other, as it is said, "Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord, the God of heaven, given me" (2 Chron. 36:23). Ahasuerus ruled over half the world. Is not half the world but 116 provinces, as it is said, "This is Ahasuerus, who reigned from India unto Ethiopia" (Esth. 1:1).
Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim, Ibid.) "and between his (Benjamin's) shoulders does it (the Temple) rest": whether in ruins or not in ruins. And thus is it written (Ezra 1:2-3) "Thus said Koresh, king of Paras … He is the G-d which (i.e., whose Temple) is in Jerusalem."