46:1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the
beasts, and upon the cattle: your loads [were] heavy; [they
were] a burden to the weary [beast].
46:2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver
the burden, but themselves have gone into captivity.
46:3 Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the
house of Israel, which are borne [by me] from the birth, which
are carried from the womb:
46:4 And [even] to [your] old age I [am] he; and [even] to hoary
hairs will I carry [you]: I have made, and I will bear; even I
will carry, and will deliver [you].
46:5 To whom will ye liken me, and make [me] equal, and compare
me, that we may be like?
46:6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the
balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they
fall down, yes, they worship.
46:7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set
him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not
remove: yes, [one] shall cry to him, yet he cannot answer, nor
save him out of his trouble.
46:8 Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring [it] again to
mind, O ye transgressors.
46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I [am] God, and
[there is] none else; I [am] God, and [there is] none like me,
46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient
times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel
shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
46:11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that
executeth my counsel from a far country: yes, I have spoken
[it], I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed [it], I
will also perform it.
46:12 Hearken to me, ye stout-hearted, that [are] far from
righteousness:
46:13 I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off,
and my salvation shall not delay: and I will place salvation in
Zion for Israel my glory.
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