Bel boweth down
, Nebo
stoopeth
, their idols
were upon the beasts
, and upon the cattle
: your carriages
were heavy loaden
; they are a burden
to the weary
beast .
They stoop, they bow down
together
; they could
not deliver
the burden
, but themselves
are gone
into captivity
.
Hearken unto me, O house
of Jacob
, and all the remnant
of the house
of Israel
, which are borne
by me from the belly
, which are carried
from the womb
:
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs
will I carry
you : I have made
, and I will bear
; even I will carry
, and will deliver
you .
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal
, and compare
me, that we may be like
?
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
, yea, they worship
.
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
: yea, one shall cry
unto him, yet can he not answer
, nor save
him out of his trouble
.
Remember this, and shew yourselves men
: bring it again
to mind
, O ye transgressors
.
Remember the former things
of old
: for I am God
, and there is none else; I am God
, and there is none
like
me,
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
:
Calling a ravenous bird
from the east
, the man
that executeth my counsel
from a far
country
: yea, I have spoken
it , I will also bring
it to pass; I have purposed
it , I will also do
it.
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted
, that are far from
righteousness
:
I bring near my righteousness
; it shall not be far off
, and my salvation
shall not tarry
: and I will place
salvation
in Zion
for Israel
my glory
.