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.
Bibla paratha se qytetin do ta zaptonin medët, se komandant i ushtrisë pushtuese do të ishte Kiri dhe se lumenjtë mbrojtës të qytetit do të thaheshin. ​ — Isaia 13: 17 - 19; 44: 27 – 45: 1.