1 B el bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the beasts and on the cattle. These things that you carry about are loaded as burdens on the weary beasts.

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 s toop, they bow down together; they cannot save, but are themselves going into captivity.

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

3 L isten to Me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, you who have been borne by Me from your birth, carried from the womb:

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 E ven to your old age I am He, and even to hair white with age will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry and will save you.

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 T o whom will you liken Me and make Me equal and compare Me, that we may be alike?

To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

6 T hey lavish gold out of the cup or bag, weigh out silver on the scales, and hire a goldsmith, and he fashions it into a god; they fall down, yes, they worship it!

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 T hey bear it upon their shoulders; they carry it and set it down in its place, and there it stands. It cannot move from its place. Even if one cries to it for help, yet cannot answer or save him out of his distress.

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 r emember this, be ashamed and own yourselves guilty; bring it again to mind and lay it to heart, O you rebels!

Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

9 r emember the former things, of old; for I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is none like Me,

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 D eclaring the end and the result 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 and purpose,

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 C alling a ravenous bird from the east—the man who executes My counsel from a far country. Yes, I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed it, and I will do it.

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 L isten to Me, you stiff-hearted and you who have lost heart, you who are far from righteousness (from uprightness and right standing with God, and from His righteous deliverance).

Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

13 I bring near My righteousness, it will not be far off; and My salvation shall not tarry. And I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel My glory.

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.