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Dead Idols and the Living God
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops;
Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle.
Your carriages were heavily loaded,
A burden to the weary beast.
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops;
Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle.
Your carriages were heavily loaded,
A burden to the weary beast.
They stoop, they bow down together;
They could not deliver the burden,
But have themselves gone into captivity.
They could not deliver the burden,
But have themselves gone into captivity.
They stoop and bow down together;
unable to rescue the burden,
they themselves go off into captivity.
unable to rescue the burden,
they themselves go off into captivity.
“Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob,
all the remnant of the people of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since your birth,
and have carried since you were born.
all the remnant of the people of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since your birth,
and have carried since you were born.
Even to your old age, I am He,
And even to gray hairs I will carry you!
I have made, and I will bear;
Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
And even to gray hairs I will carry you!
I have made, and I will bear;
Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
“To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal
And compare Me, that we should be alike?
And compare Me, that we should be alike?
“With whom will you compare me or count me equal?
To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?
To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?
They lavish gold out of the bag,
And weigh silver on the scales;
They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god;
They prostrate themselves, yes, they worship.
And weigh silver on the scales;
They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god;
They prostrate themselves, yes, they worship.
Some pour out gold from their bags
and weigh out silver on the scales;
they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god,
and they bow down and worship it.
and weigh out silver on the scales;
they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god,
and they bow down and worship it.
They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it
And set it in its place, and it stands;
From its place it shall not move.
Though one cries out to it, yet it cannot answer
Nor save him out of his trouble.
And set it in its place, and it stands;
From its place it shall not move.
Though one cries out to it, yet it cannot answer
Nor save him out of his trouble.
They lift it to their shoulders and carry it;
they set it up in its place, and there it stands.
From that spot it cannot move.
Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer;
it cannot save them from their troubles.
they set it up in its place, and there it stands.
From that spot it cannot move.
Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer;
it cannot save them from their troubles.
“Remember this, keep it in mind,
take it to heart, you rebels.
take it to heart, you rebels.
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, those of long ago;
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.
Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’
I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.’
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.’
Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man who executes My counsel, from a far country.
Indeed I have spoken it;
I will also bring it to pass.
I have purposed it;
I will also do it.
The man who executes My counsel, from a far country.
Indeed I have spoken it;
I will also bring it to pass.
I have purposed it;
I will also do it.
From the east I summon a bird of prey;
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned, that I will do.
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned, that I will do.
“Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted,
Who are far from righteousness:
Who are far from righteousness:
Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted,
you who are now far from my righteousness.
you who are now far from my righteousness.
I am bringing my righteousness near,
it is not far away;
and my salvation will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,
my splendor to Israel.
it is not far away;
and my salvation will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,
my splendor to Israel.