26 (A)Who confirms the word of His servant,
And performs the counsel of His messengers;
Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’
To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’
And I will raise up her waste places;
27 (B)Who says to the deep, ‘Be dry!
And I will dry up your rivers’;
28 Who says of (C)Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,
And he shall perform all My pleasure,
Saying to Jerusalem, (D)“You shall be built,”
And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’

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26 who carries out the words(A) of his servants
    and fulfills(B) the predictions of his messengers,

who says of Jerusalem,(C) ‘It shall be inhabited,’
    of the towns of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’
    and of their ruins,(D) ‘I will restore them,’(E)
27 who says to the watery deep, ‘Be dry,
    and I will dry up(F) your streams,’
28 who says of Cyrus,(G) ‘He is my shepherd
    and will accomplish all that I please;
he will say of Jerusalem,(H) “Let it be rebuilt,”
    and of the temple,(I) “Let its foundations(J) be laid.”’

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