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23 Sing for joy, heavens, for Yahweh has done it!
    Shout, depths of the earth!
Break forth, mountains, in rejoicing,
    forest and every tree in it,
for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob,
    and he will show his glory in Israel!

Jerusalem Restored through Cyrus

24 Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer,
    and he who formed you in[a] the womb:
“I am Yahweh, who made everything,
    who stretched out the heavens alone,
    who spread out the earth—who was with me?—
25 who frustrates[b] the signs of oracle priests
    and makes a fool of diviners,
who drives the wise men back
    and makes their knowledge foolish,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:24 Or “from”
  2. Isaiah 44:25 Or “breaks”

23 Sing for joy,(A) you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
    shout aloud, you earth(B) beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,(C)
    you forests and all your trees,(D)
for the Lord has redeemed(E) Jacob,
    he displays his glory(F) in Israel.

Jerusalem to Be Inhabited

24 “This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(G) who formed(H) you in the womb:(I)

I am the Lord,
    the Maker of all things,
    who stretches out the heavens,(J)
    who spreads out the earth(K) by myself,
25 who foils(L) the signs of false prophets
    and makes fools of diviners,(M)
who overthrows the learning of the wise(N)
    and turns it into nonsense,(O)

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