| 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. |
| 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, which
are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: |
| 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. |
|
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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
