Isaiah 44:21–28
And Israel; for qthou art my servant:
I qhave formed thee; thou art my servant:
O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
22 I rhave blotted out, sas a thick cloud, thy transgressions,
And, as a cloud, thy sins:
Return unto me; for tI have redeemed thee.
23 uSing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it:
Shout, vye lower parts of the earth:
uwBreak forth into singing, ye mountains,
xO forest, and every tree therein:
For tthe Lord hath redeemed Jacob,
And yglorified himself in Israel.
24 Thus saith the Lord, zthy redeemer,
And ahe that formed thee from the womb,
I am the Lord that maketh all things;
bcThat stretcheth forth the heavens alone;
cdThat spreadeth abroad the earth cby myself;
25 That frustrateth the tokens of fthe liars,
That turneth wise men backward,
And kmaketh their knowledge foolish;
26 That confirmeth the word of lhis servant,
And performeth the counsel of his messengers;
That saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited;
And mto the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built,
And I will raise up the †decayed places thereof:
27 nThat saith to the deep, Be dry,
And I will dry up thy rivers:
28 That saith of oCyrus, He is my shepherd,
And shall perform pall my pleasure:
Even saying qto Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built;
And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.