| 1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts,
and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a
burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together;
they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of
Israel, that have been borne by me from their birth, that have been
carried from the womb; 4 and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar
hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will
carry, and will deliver. 5 To whom will ye like me, and make me equal, and
compare me, that we may be like? 6 Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and
weigh silver in the balance, they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god;
they fall down, yea, they worship. 7 They bear it upon the shoulder, they
carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it
not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out
of his trouble. 8 Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again
to mind, O ye transgressors. 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;
10 declaring 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; 11 calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my
counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass;
I have purposed, I will also do it. 12 Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted,
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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