25 I destroy the [a]tokens of the soothsayers, and make them that conjecture, fools, and turn the wise men backward, and make their knowledge foolishness.

26 ¶ He confirmeth the word of his [b]servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers, saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited: and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built up, and I will repair the decayed places thereof.

27 He saith to the [c]deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy floods.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:25 He armeth them against the soothsayers of Babylon, which would have borne them in hand, that they knew by the stars, that God would not deliver them, and that Babylon should stand.
  2. Isaiah 44:26 Of Isaiah and the rest of his Prophets, which did assure the Church of God’s favor and deliverance.
  3. Isaiah 44:27 He showeth that God’s work should be no less notable in this their deliverance, than when he brought them out of Egypt, through the sea.

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