²¹ Remember these,
O Jacob and Israel;
for thou art my servant:
I have formed thee;
thou art my servant:
O Israel,
thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
²² I have blotted out,
as a thick cloud,
thy transgressions,
and, as a cloud,
thy sins:
return unto me;
for I have redeemed thee.

²³ Sing,
O ye heavens;
for the LORD hath done it:
shout ye,
lower parts of the earth:
break forth into singing,
ye mountains,
O forest,
and every tree therein:
for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob,
and glorified himself in Israel.

²⁴ Thus saith the LORD,
thy redeemer,
and he that formed thee from the womb,
I am the LORD that maketh all things;
that stretcheth forth the heavens alone;
that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
²⁵ That frustrateth the tokens of the liars,
and maketh diviners mad [and diviners he causes to rave];
that turneth wise men backward,
and maketh their knowledge foolish;
²⁶ That confirmeth the word of his servant,
and performeth the counsel of his messengers;
that saith to Jerusalem,
Thou shalt be inhabited;
and to the cities of Judah,
Ye shall be built,
and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
²⁷ That saith to the deep,
Be dry,
and I will dry up thy rivers:
²⁸ That saith of Cyrus,
He is my shepherd,
and shall perform all my pleasure:
even saying to Jerusalem,
Thou shalt be built;
and to the temple,
Thy foundation shall be laid.