²⁴ This is what the Lord ·who saved you [your redeemer] says,
    the one who formed you in ·your mother’s body [^Lthe womb]:
“I, the Lord, made everything,
    stretching out the skies by myself
    and spreading out the earth all alone.
²⁵ I ·show that the signs of the lying prophets are false [^Lfrustrate the signs of babblers/or empty talkers];
    I make fools of ·those who do magic [diviners].
I ·confuse even [reverse what is said by] the wise;
    they think they know much, but I make ·them look foolish [their knowledge into foolishness].
²⁶ I ·make the messages of my servants come true [confirm my servants’ words];
    I make the ·advice [or prophecies] of my messengers come true.
I say to Jerusalem,
    ‘·People will live in you again [^LIt will be inhabited]!’
I say to the towns of Judah,
    ‘You will be built again!’
I say to Jerusalem’s ruins,
    ‘I will ·repair you [raise you up].’