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 all alone,Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself;
25 Who frustrates the signs of the babblers,And drives diviners mad;Who turns wise men backward,And makes their knowledge foolishness;
26 Who confirms the word of His servant,And performs the counsel of His messengers;Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’And I will raise up her waste places;
27 Who says to the deep, ‘Be dry!And I will dry up your rivers’;
28 Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,And he shall perform all My pleasure,Saying to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,”And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’