26  who confirms the word of his servant

and fulfills 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’;

28  who says of ^pCyrus, ‘He is my shepherd,

and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;

saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’

and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”

11  The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart to all generations.

21  ^zMany are the plans in the mind of a man,

but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.