The Bible foretold that the city would be conquered by the Medes, that the invading soldiers would be under the leadership of Cyrus, and that the city’s defensive rivers would be dried up. ​ — Isaiah 13: 17 - 19; 44: 27 – 45: 1.
Piibel ennustas, et linna vallutavad meedlased, et väejuhi nimi on Koores (Kyros) ja et linna kaitsvad jõed kuivavad.