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Bel has boweddown, Nebostoopsover; Their images are consigned to the beasts and the cattle. The things that you carry are burdensome, A load for the weary beast.
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"Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, You who have been borne by Me from birth And have been carried from the womb;
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Even to your oldage I will be the same, And even to your grayingyears I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; And I will bear you and I will deliver you.
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"They lift it upon the shoulder and carry it; They set it in its place and it stands there. It does not move from its place. Though one may cry to it, it cannotanswer; It cannotdeliver him from his distress.
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Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancienttimes things which have not been done, Saying, 'My purpose will be established, And I will accomplishall My goodpleasure ';
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Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man of My purpose from a farcountry. Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, surely I will do it.