²⁶ who confirms the message of his servant
and fulfills the counsel of his messengers;
who says to Jerusalem, “She will be inhabited,”
and to the cities of Judah, “They will be rebuilt,”
and I will restore her ruins;

³ For the Lord will comfort Zion;^(A)
he will comfort all her waste places,
and he will make her wilderness like Eden,^(B)
and her desert like the garden of the Lord.^(C)
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and melodious song.

⁴ They will rebuild the ancient ruins;^(A)
they will restore the former devastations;
they will renew the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.