26. who confirms the word of his servantand fulfills the counsel of his messengers,who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built,and I will raise up their ruins’;
27. who says to the deep, ‘Be dry;I will dry up your rivers’;
28. who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd,and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”