And he said that he would: “I am... the One saying to the watery deep [that is, the watery defense of the city], ‘ Be evaporated; and all your rivers I shall dry up ’; the One saying of Cyrus, ‘ He is my shepherd, and all that I delight in he will completely carry out ’; even in my saying of Jerusalem, ‘ She will be rebuilt, ’ and of the temple, ‘ You will have your foundation laid. ’ ” — Isaiah 44: 25, 27, 28.
Ja ta lubas seda teha, öeldes: „[Mina olen see,] kes ütleb sügavikule [ehk linna veekogudest kaitsesüsteemile]:„ Kuiva! Ma lasen su jõed kuivada! ”, kes ütleb Kooresele: „Mu karjane! ” Tema viib täide kõik, mida ma tahan, ja ütleb Jeruusalemmale: „Sind ehitatakse üles! ” ning templile: „Taas rajatakse sulle alus! ” ”.