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Jerusalem to Be Inhabited

24 Thus says the Lord,
    your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb:

I am the Lord
    who makes all things,
    who stretches out the heavens alone,
    who spreads abroad the earth by Myself,
25 who frustrates the omens of the boasters
    and makes fools out of diviners,
who turns wise men backward
    and makes their knowledge foolish,
26 who confirms the word of His servant
    and performs the counsel of His messengers,

who says to Jerusalem, “You shall be inhabited,”
    and to the cities of Judah, “You shall be built.”
    And I will raise up her ruins again;

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Jerusalem to Be Inhabited

24 “This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(A) who formed(B) you in the womb:(C)

I am the Lord,
    the Maker of all things,
    who stretches out the heavens,(D)
    who spreads out the earth(E) by myself,
25 who foils(F) the signs of false prophets
    and makes fools of diviners,(G)
who overthrows the learning of the wise(H)
    and turns it into nonsense,(I)
26 who carries out the words(J) of his servants
    and fulfills(K) the predictions of his messengers,

who says of Jerusalem,(L) ‘It shall be inhabited,’
    of the towns of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’
    and of their ruins,(M) ‘I will restore them,’(N)

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