Isaiah 44:24-28

Amplified Bible

“I am the Lord, Maker of all things,
Who alone stretches out the heavens,
Who spreads out the earth ^[a]by Myself,
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Frustrating the signs and confounding the omens of boasters (false prophets),
Making fools out of ^[b]fortune-tellers,
Counteracting the wise
And making their knowledge ridiculous,^(A)
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Confirming the word of His servant
And carrying out the plan of His messengers.
It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall [again] be inhabited!’
And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall [again] be built.’
And I will raise up and restore her ruins.
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“It is I who says to the deep, ‘Be dried up!’
And I will make your rivers dry.
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“It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd (ruler),
And he will carry out all that I desire—’
Saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall [again] be built,’
And of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall [again] be laid.’”