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Chapter 46 |
| 1 | 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.
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| 2 | They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden,
but themselves are gone into captivity. |
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3 | 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: |
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4 | 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. |
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5 | To whom will ye liken me,
and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? |
| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | 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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8 | Remember this, and shew
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 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. |
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Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from
righteousness: |
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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. |
