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.
02 They stoop, they bow down together; they could
not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone
into captivity.
03 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:
04 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.
05 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal,
and compare me, that we may be like?
06 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.
07 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.
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08 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring
it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
09 Remember the former things of old: for I am
God, and there is none else; I am God, and there
is none like me,
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:
11 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.
12 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far
from righteousness:
13 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.
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