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46:1
[NASB] 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
[NASB] They stooped over, they have bowed down together; They could not rescue the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity.
46:3
[NASB] "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
[NASB] 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
[NASB] "To whom would you liken Me And make Me equal and compare Me, That we would be alike?
46:6
[NASB] "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
[NASB] "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
[NASB] "Remember this, and be assured; Recall it to mind, you transgressors.
46:9
[NASB] "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
[NASB] 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
[NASB] 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
[NASB] "Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness.
46:13
[NASB] "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.
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