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The Idols of Babylon and the One True God
Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;
their idols are on beasts and livestock;
these things you carry are borne
as burdens on weary beasts.
Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;
their idols are on beasts and livestock;
these things you carry are borne
as burdens on weary beasts.
Babylon’s Idols and the True God
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.
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.
They stoop; they bow down together;
they cannot save the burden,
but themselves go into captivity.
they cannot save the burden,
but themselves go into captivity.
They stooped over, they have bowed down together;
They could not rescue the burden,
But have themselves gone into captivity.
They could not rescue the burden,
But have themselves gone into captivity.
“Listen to me, O house of Jacob,
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
who have been borne by me from before your birth,
carried from the womb;
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
who have been borne by me from before your birth,
carried from the womb;
“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;
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;
even to your old age I am he,
and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save.
and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save.
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.
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.
“To whom will you liken me and make me equal,
and compare me, that we may be alike?
and compare me, that we may be alike?
“To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we would be alike?
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we would be alike?
Those who lavish gold from the purse,
and weigh out silver in the scales,
hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
then they fall down and worship!
and weigh out silver in the scales,
hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
then they fall down and worship!
“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.
And weigh silver on the scale
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They bow down, indeed they worship it.
They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it,
they set it in its place, and it stands there;
it cannot move from its place.
If one cries to it, it does not answer
or save him from his trouble.
they set it in its place, and it stands there;
it cannot move from its place.
If one cries to it, it does not answer
or save him from his trouble.
“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.
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.
“Remember this and stand firm,
recall it to mind, you transgressors,
recall it to mind, you transgressors,
“Remember this, and be assured;
Recall it to mind, you transgressors.
Recall it to mind, you transgressors.
remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me,
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me,
“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,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like Me,
declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
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’;
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
calling a bird of prey from the east,
the man of my counsel from a far country.
I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it.
the man of my counsel from a far country.
I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it.
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.
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.
“Listen to me, you stubborn of heart,
you who are far from righteousness:
you who are far from righteousness:
“Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded,
Who are far from righteousness.
Who are far from righteousness.