1 ¶ Bel bowed down; Nebo is fallen; their images were placed upon animals and upon beasts of burden that will carry you, laden with yourselves, burden of weariness.

Bowed down hath Bel, stooping is Nebo, Their idols have been for the beast and for cattle, Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary.

2 T hey stoop, they are fallen together; they could not escape from the burden, and their soul had to go into captivity.

They have stooped, they have bowed together, They have not been able to deliver the burden, And themselves into captivity have gone.

3 H earken 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:

Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of Israel, Who are borne from the belly, Who are carried from the womb,

4 A nd even to your old age I am he, and even to grey hairs I will carry you; I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will deliver you.

Even to old age I He, and to grey hairs I carry, I made, and I bear, yea, I carry and deliver.

5 ¶ To whom will ye liken me and make me equal and compare me that we may be alike?

To whom do ye liken Me, and make equal? And compare Me, that we may be like?

6 T hey lavish gold out of the bag and weigh silver in the balance and hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god; they fall down and worship.

-- They are pouring out gold from a bag, And silver on the beam they weigh, They hire a refiner, and he maketh it a god, They fall down, yea, they bow themselves.

7 T hey bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him and set him in his place. There he is; he does not move from his place; they cry unto him, and neither does he answer, nor save from the tribulation.

They lift him up on the shoulder, They carry him, and cause him to rest in his place, And he standeth, from his place he moveth not, Yea, one crieth unto him, and he answereth not, From his adversity he saveth him not.

8 R emember this, and be ashamed, bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

Remember this, and shew yourselves men, Turn back, O transgressors, to the heart.

9 R emember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is no one like me,

Remember former things of old, For I Mighty, and there is none else, God -- and there is none like Me.

10 d eclaring 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:

Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, `My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'

11 C alling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executes my counsel from a far country; I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it; I will also do it.

Calling from the east a ravenous bird, From a far land the man of My counsel, Yea, I have spoken, yea, I bring it in, I have formed, yea, I do it.

12 H earken unto me, ye hard of heart, that are far from righteousness;

Hearken unto Me, ye mighty in heart, Who are far from righteousness.

13 I cause my righteousness to come near; it shall not go away; and my salvation shall not be stayed: and I will place salvation in Zion; and my glory in Israel.

I have brought near My righteousness, It is not far off, And My salvation -- it doth not tarry, And I have given in Zion salvation, To Israel My glory!