וְיָדְע֣וּ הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽשָּׁאֲרוּ֮ סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶם֒ כִּ֣י ׀ אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה בָּנִ֙יתִי֙ הַנֶּ֣הֱרָס֔וֹת נָטַ֖עְתִּי הַנְּשַׁמָּ֑ה אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי וְעָשִֽׂיתִי׃ (ס)
Lalu bangsa-bangsa yang masih tersisa di sekelilingmu akan mengetahui bahwa Aku, Yang Mahakekal, telah membangun kembali tempat-tempat yang runtuh dan menanami kembali tanah yang tadinya sunyi sepi. Aku, Yang Mahakekal, telah berfirman, dan Aku akan melakukannya.
Midrash Tanchuma
And the Lord remembered Sarah (Gen. 21:1). Scripture says elsewhere in allusion to this verse: Then the nations that are left round about shall know that I, the Lord, have builded the stricken places, and have planted that which was desolate: I, the Lord, have spoken it, and I will do it (Ezek. 36:36).
Midrash Tanchuma
The nations shall know refers to the women who taunted Sarah by calling her a barren woman. I, the Lord, have builded the stricken places indicates that she was stricken with old age, as it is said: And Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken with age (Gen. 18:11). Have planted that which is desolate refers to her remark: After I am waxed old, shall I have pleasure? (ibid., v. 12). And I, the Lord, have spoken it, and I will do it is stated because it is said: And God remembered Sarah as He has said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as He had spoken (ibid. 21:1).
Aggadat Bereshit
[3] Another interpretation: And Hashem remembered Sarah as He had said, "And Hashem remembered Sarah as He had said, and Hashem visited Sarah as He had said, and Hashem did unto Sarah as He had spoken." (Genesis 21:1) "Hashem Tzva'ot, look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine." (Psalms 80:15) Hashem remembered Sarah as He had said, as it is written, "And He brought him outside." (Genesis 15:5) Avraham was brought up to the heavens, for outside means only heaven, as it is written, "Until He made the earth and the outside." (Proverbs 8:26) Once He brought him up to heaven, He said to him, "Look at what is below," as it is written, "Look now toward heaven." (Genesis 15:5) If he was above the stars, it is only possible to look from above to below, as the Jewish people say to God, "Look down from heaven and see." Similarly, Avraham was brought up above the stars, and He said to him, "Look now toward heaven." Avraham said to Him, "Master of the Universe, You pray for me, and say to me, 'Look now toward heaven.' I look, and so it seems as though I am looking below. Therefore, what You said to Sarah was fulfilled: 'I will certainly return to you.'" (Genesis 18:10) As it is written, "God Tzva'ot, look down from heaven and see, and tend this vine." And the vine is none other than Sarah, as it is written, "Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine." (Psalms 128:3) God said to him, "I will visit and fulfill what I have said." And Hashem remembered Sarah. "And the nations shall know that I am Hashem Who builds the ruins, Who plants the desolate land; I am Hashem Who has spoken and done it." (Ezekiel 36:36) This is the same Sarah who said, "After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure?" (Genesis 18:12) "I have built the ruins," the same Sarah of whom it is written, "Sarah ceased to be after the manner of women." (Genesis 18:11) "I have planted the desolate land," for at the appointed time (this year) "I will return to you," and Sarah shall live. And Hashem remembered Sarah.