20 He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him asideso that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say,“Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
21 Remember these things, O Jacob,and Israel, for you are My servant;I have formed you; you are My servant;O Israel, you shall not be forgotten by Me.
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud,your transgressions, and your sins, as a cloud.Return to Me,for I have redeemed you.
23 Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it.Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;break forth into singing, you mountains,O forest, and every tree in it.For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,and glorified Himself in Israel.
24 Thus says the Lord,your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb: I am the Lordwho makes all things,who stretches out the heavens alone,who spreads abroad the earth by Myself,
25 who frustrates the omens of the boastersand makes fools out of diviners,who turns wise men backwardand makes their knowledge foolish,
26 who confirms the word of His servantand 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;