Isaiah 44:24-Isaiah 45:13 - Jerusalem Restored Through Cyrus

²⁴ Thus, saith Yahweh Who hath redeemed thee, Who hath fashioned thee from birth, - I - Yahweh, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens, alone, Spreading forth the earth, of myself; ²⁵ Frustrating the signs of praters, And, diviners, he confoundeth, - Turning wise men backwards, And their knowledge, he maketh folly; ²⁶ Establishing the word of his Servant, And the counsel of his Messengers, he maketh good, - Who saith of Jerusalem - She shall be inhabited! And of the cities of Judah - They shall be built! And the ruins thereof, will I set up! ²⁷ Who saith to the deep - Be dry and Thy rivers, will I drain! ²⁸ Who saith of Cyrus - My Shepherd! and All my pleasure, shall he make good Even saying of Jerusalem - She shall be built! And of the temple - Be her foundation laid!

¹ Thus, saith Yahweh, to his Anointed, to Cyrus - Whose right hand I have firmly grasped To subdue before him, nations, And the loins of kings, will I ungird, - To open, before him, the two-leaved doors, And, the gates, shall not be shut: ² I, before thee, will go, And the hills, will I level - The doors of bronze, will I break in pieces, e And the bars of iron, will I cut asunder; ³ Then will I give thee The treasures of darkness, Even the hoards of hidden places, - That thou mayest get to know That I - Yahweh, who am calling thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. ⁴ For the sake of my servant Jacob, Even Israel my chosen Therefore have I called unto thee by thy name, I give thee a title though thou hast not known me, - ⁵ I, am Yahweh, and there is none else, Besides me, there is no God, - I gird thee, though thou hast not known me: ⁶ That men may get to know. From the rising of the sun And from the west. That there is none besides me, - I, am Yahweh, and there is none else: ⁷ Forming light and creating darkness, Making prosperity, and creating misfortune, - I - Yahweh, who doeth all these.

⁸ Let the drops fall ye heavens, from above, Yea, let, the skies, pour down righteousness, - Let the earth open and let them bear as their fruit - deliverance And let, justice, spring forth therewith, I - Yahweh, have created it.

⁹ Alas for him who contendeth with his Fashioner, - A potsherd, should contend with the potsherds of the ground! Shall it be said by the clay, unto him that is fashioning it, What wouldst thou make? Or, thy work say, of thee, He hath no hands? ¹⁰ Alas, for one who saith to a father, What begettest thou? Or to a woman What dost thou bring forth? ¹¹ Thus, saith, Yahweh, The Holy One of Israel And his Fashioner, As to things to come, they have asked me, Concerning my sons and concerning the work of my hands, they would command me! ¹² I, made the earth, And man upon it, I created, - I - mine own hands, stretched out the heavens, And all their host, I commanded: ¹³ I, have roused him up in righteousness, And all his roads, will I level, - He, shall build my city, And my captives, shall he let go, Not for price, nor for bribe, Saith Yahweh of hosts.