Yahweh Forgives and Redeems
21 “aRemember these things, O Jacob,
And Israel, for you are bMy servant;
I have formed you, you are My servant;
O Israel, you will cnot be forgotten by Me.
22 I have awiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud
And your sins like a cloud.
bReturn to Me, for I have credeemed you.”
23 aShout for joy, O heavens, for Yahweh has done it!
Make a loud shout, you lower parts of the earth;
bBreak forth into a shout of joy, you mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it;
For cYahweh has redeemed Jacob
And in Israel He dshows forth His beautiful glory.
24 Thus says Yahweh, your aRedeemer, and the one who bformed you from the womb,
“I, Yahweh, am the maker of all things,
cStretching out the heavens by Myself
And spreading out the earth all alone,
25 aCausing the omens of boasters to be annulled,
And making fools out of diviners,
bCausing wise men to turn back,
And making foolishness out of their knowledge,
26 aConfirming the word of His servant—
And the counsel of His messengers He will complete—
And being the One who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’
And of the bcities of Judah, ‘cThey shall be built.’
And I will raise up her waste places again.
27 It is I who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Be dried up!’
And I will make your rivers adry.
28 It is I who says of aCyrus, ‘He is My shepherd!
And all My good pleasure he will complete.’
And saying of Jerusalem, ‘bShe will be built,’
And of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’”