The specific promise—'I say of the deep, "Be dry; I will dry up your rivers,"'—begins a prophecy concerning Cyrus. The command to water (seas, rivers) to become dry recalls the exodus imagery while anticipating the military operations that will enable Israel's return. The assertion that God commands nature suggests sovereignty over all obstacles. This verse uses cosmological imagery to promise that whatever impedes Israel's return will be removed.

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