25. who frustrates the omens of the empty talkersand humiliates the omen readers,who overturns the counsel of the wise menand makes their advice seem foolish,
26. who fulfills the oracles of his prophetic servantsand brings to pass the announcements of his messengers,who says about Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’and about the towns of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt,her ruins I will raise up,’
27. who says to the deep sea, ‘Be dry!I will dry up your sea currents,’
28. who commissions Cyrus, the one I appointed as shepherdto carry out all my wishesand to decree concerning Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’and concerning the temple, ‘It will be reconstructed.’”