44:26 who fulfills the oracles of his prophetic servants 1
and brings to pass the announcements 2 of his messengers,
who says about Jerusalem, 3 ‘She will be inhabited,’
and about the towns of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt,
her ruins I will raise up,’
44:27 who says to the deep sea, ‘Be dry!
I will dry up your sea currents,’
44:28 who commissions 4 Cyrus, the one I appointed as shepherd 5
to carry out all my wishes 6
and to decree concerning Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’
and concerning the temple, ‘It will be reconstructed.’” 7
45:1 This is what the Lord says to his chosen 8 one,
to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold 9
in order to subdue nations before him,
and disarm kings, 10
to open doors before him,
so gates remain unclosed:
45:12 I made the earth,
I created the people who live 11 on it.
It was me – my hands 12 stretched out the sky, 13
I give orders to all the heavenly lights. 14
45:13 It is me – I stir him up and commission him; 15
I will make all his ways level.
He will rebuild my city;
he will send my exiled people home,
but not for a price or a bribe,”
says the Lord who commands armies.