Isaiah 46
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1Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle. Your carriages were heavily loaded, A burden to the weary beast.1Bel bows down; Nebo stoops; their idols are on beasts and livestock; these things you carry are borne as burdens on weary beasts.
2They stoop, they bow down together; They could not deliver the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity.2They stoop; they bow down together; they cannot save the burden, but themselves go into captivity.
3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, Who have been upheld by Me from birth, Who have been carried from the womb:3“Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from before your birth, carried from the womb;
4Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.4even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.
5“To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal And compare Me, that we should be alike?5“To whom will you liken me and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be alike?
6They lavish gold out of the bag, And weigh silver on the scales; They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god; They prostrate themselves, yes, they worship.6Those who lavish gold from the purse, and weigh out silver in the scales, hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; then they fall down and worship!
7They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it And set it in its place, and it stands; From its place it shall not move. Though one cries out to it, yet it cannot answer Nor save him out of his trouble.7They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it, they set it in its place, and it stands there; it cannot move from its place. If one cries to it, it does not answer or save him from his trouble.
8“Remember this, and show yourselves men; Recall to mind, O you transgressors.8“Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors,
9Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me,9remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me,
10Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’10declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
11Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man who executes My counsel, from a far country. Indeed I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it.11calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.
12“Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted, Who are far from righteousness:12“Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness:
13I bring My righteousness near, it shall not be far off; My salvation shall not linger. And I will place salvation in Zion, For Israel My glory.13I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off, and my salvation will not delay; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory.”
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Isaiah 45
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