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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 False Gods
Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon,
bow as they are lowered to the ground.
They are being hauled away on ox carts.
The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon,
bow as they are lowered to the ground.
They are being hauled away on ox carts.
The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
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.
Both the idols and their owners are bowed down.
The gods cannot protect the people,
and the people cannot protect the gods.
They go off into captivity together.
The gods cannot protect the people,
and the people cannot protect the gods.
They go off into captivity together.
“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, descendants of Jacob,
all you who remain in Israel.
I have cared for you since you were born.
Yes, I carried you before you were born.
all you who remain in Israel.
I have cared for you since you were born.
Yes, I carried you before you were born.
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.
I will be your God throughout your lifetime —
until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and save you.
until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and save 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 will you compare me?
Who is my equal?
Who is my equal?
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!
Some people pour out their silver and gold
and hire a craftsman to make a god from it.
Then they bow down and worship it!
and hire a craftsman to make a god from it.
Then they bow down and 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 carry it around on their shoulders,
and when they set it down, it stays there.
It can’t even move!
And when someone prays to it, there is no answer.
It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.
and when they set it down, it stays there.
It can’t even move!
And when someone prays to it, there is no answer.
It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.
“Remember this and stand firm,
recall it to mind, you transgressors,
recall it to mind, you transgressors,
“Do not forget this! Keep it in mind!
Remember this, you guilty ones.
Remember this, you guilty ones.
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 things I have done in the past.
For I alone am God!
I am God, and there is none like me.
For I alone am God!
I am God, and there is none 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,’
Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
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.
I will call a swift bird of prey from the east —
a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding.
I have said what I would do,
and I will do it.
a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding.
I have said what I would do,
and 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 people
who are so far from doing right.
who are so far from doing right.