46:1 Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their images are {consigned} to the beasts and the cattle. The things that you carry are burdensome, A load for the weary {beast.} |
46:2 They stooped over, they have bowed down together; They could not rescue the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity. |
46:3 "Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, You who have been borne by Me from birth And have been carried from the womb; |
46:4 Even to {your} old age I will be the same, And even to {your} graying years I will bear {you!} I have done {it,} and I will carry {you;} And I will bear {you} and I will deliver {you.} |
46:5 "To whom would you liken Me And make Me equal and compare Me, That we would be alike? |
46:6 "Those who lavish gold from the purse And weigh silver on the scale Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it {into} a god; They bow down, indeed they worship it. |
46:7 "They lift it upon the shoulder {and} carry it; They set it in its place and it stands {there.} It does not move from its place. Though one may cry to it, it cannot answer; It cannot deliver him from his distress. |
46:8 "Remember this, and be assured; Recall it to mind, you transgressors. |
46:9 "Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; {I am} God, and there is no one like Me, |
46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, `My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure'; |
46:11 Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man of My purpose from a far country. Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned {it, surely} I will do it. |
46:12 "Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness. |
46:13 "I bring near My righteousness, it is not far off; And My salvation will not delay. And I will grant salvation in Zion, {And} My glory for Israel. |