44 ²¹ Remember these things, O Jacob,
and Israel, for you are my servant;
I formed you, you are my servant;
O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
44 ²² I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud,
and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.

44 ²³ Sing, O heavens, for Yahweh has done it;
shout, O depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For Yahweh has redeemed Jacob,
and will be glorified in Israel.

44 ²⁴ Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer,
who formed you from the womb:
"I am Yahweh, who made all things,
who stretched out the heavens alone,
who spread out the earth -
Who was with me? -
44 ²⁵ who frustrates the omens of liars,
and makes fools of diviners;
who turns wise men back,
and makes their knowledge foolish;
44 ²⁶ who confirms the word of his servant,
and performs the counsel of his messengers;
who says of Jerusalem, 'She shall be inhabited,'
and of the cities of Judah, 'They shall be built,
and I will raise up their ruins';
44 ²⁷ who says to the deep, 'Be dry,
I will dry up your rivers';
44 ²⁸ who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd,
and he shall fulfil all my purpose';
saying of Jerusalem, 'She shall be built,'
and of the temple, 'Your foundation shall be laid.' "