25. I expose the false prophets as liarsand make fools of fortune-tellers.I cause the wise to give bad advice,thus proving them to be fools.
26. But I carry out the predictions of my prophets!By them I say to Jerusalem, ‘People will live here again,’and to the towns of Judah, ‘You will be rebuilt;I will restore all your ruins!’
27. When I speak to the rivers and say, ‘Dry up!’they will be dry.
28. When I say of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd,’he will certainly do as I say.He will command, ‘Rebuild Jerusalem’;he will say, ‘Restore the Temple.’”