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“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.” (Isaiah
46:1-13 AV)
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