Isaiah 44:24-28

New International Version

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,
²⁵who 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)
²⁶who 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)
²⁷who says to the watery deep, ‘Be dry,
    and I will dry up^(O) your streams,’
²⁸who says of Cyrus,^(P) ‘He is my shepherd
    and will accomplish all that I please;
he will say of Jerusalem,^(Q) “Let it be rebuilt,”
    and of the temple,^(R) “Let its foundations^(S) be laid.”’

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Isaiah 44:24-28

International Standard Version

²⁴“This is what the Lord says, your Redeemer
    and the one who formed you in the womb:
‘I am the Lord, who has made everything,
    who alone stretched out the heavens,
who spread out the earth—
    Who was with me at that time?—^[a]
²⁵who frustrates the omens of idle talkers,
    and drives diviners mad,
who turns back the wise,
    and makes their knowledge foolish;^[b]
²⁶who carries out the words of his servants,
    and fulfills the predictions of his messengers,
who says of Jerusalem, “It will be inhabited,”
    and of Judah’s cities, “They will be rebuilt,”
and of her ruins, “I’ll raise them up”;
²⁷who says to the watery deep, “Be dry—
    I will dry up your rivers;”
²⁸who says about Cyrus, “He’s my shepherd,
    and he’ll carry out everything that I please:
He’ll say of Jerusalem, ‘Let it be rebuilt,’
    and of my^[c] Temple, ‘Let its foundations be laid again.’”’”