27 I am the One who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Dry up!’
And I will make your rivers (A)dry up.
28 It is I who says of (B)Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,
And he will carry out all My desire.’
And [a]he says of Jerusalem, ‘(C)She will be built,’
And of the temple, ‘[b]Your foundation will be laid.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:28 Lit to say
  2. Isaiah 44:28 Lit You will be founded

27 who says to the watery deep, ‘Be dry,
    and I will dry up(A) your streams,’
28 who says of Cyrus,(B) ‘He is my shepherd
    and will accomplish all that I please;
he will say of Jerusalem,(C) “Let it be rebuilt,”
    and of the temple,(D) “Let its foundations(E) be laid.”’

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