Catholic Public Domain Version
"I say to the depths, “Be desolate,” and, “I will dry up your rivers.” "
— Isaiah 44:27, Catholic Public Domain Version
“That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:”
“that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers; ”
“who says to the deep, 'Be dry,' and 'I will dry up your rivers;'”
“who says to the deep sea,‘Be dry! I will dry up your sea currents,’”
“Who say to the deep: Be thou desolate, and I will dry up thy rivers.”
“Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry:”
“That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:”
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and your Maker from the womb: I am the Lord, who makes all things, who alone extends the heavens, who makes the earth firm. And there is no one with me.
I make the signs of the diviners useless, and I turn the seers to madness. I turn the wise backwards, and make their knowledge into foolishness.
I lift up the word of my servant, and I fulfill the counsel of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be inhabited,” and to the cities of Judah, “You shall be rebuilt,” and I will lift up its deserts.
I say to the depths, “Be desolate,” and, “I will dry up your rivers.”
I say to Cyrus, “You are my shepherd, and you will accomplish all that I will.” I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” and to the Temple, “Your foundations shall be laid.”