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1 Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over ; 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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1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; their idols are borne by beasts of burden. The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden for the weary.
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2 They stooped over, they have bowed down together ; They could not rescue the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity.
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2 They stoop and bow down together; unable to rescue the burden, they themselves go off into captivity.
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3 "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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3 "Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth.
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4 Even to your old age I will be the same, And even to your graying years 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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4 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.
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5 "To whom would you liken Me And make Me equal and compare Me, That we would be alike ?
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5 "To whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?
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6 "Those who lavish gold from the purse And weigh silver on the scale Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god ; They bow down, indeed they worship it.
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6 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.
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7 "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 cannot answer ; It cannot deliver him from his distress.
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7 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. Though one cries out to it, it does not answer; it cannot save him from his troubles.
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8 "Remember this, and be assured ; Recall it to mind, you transgressors.
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8 "Remember this, fix it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.
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9 "Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other ; I am God, and there is no one like Me,
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9 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.
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10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, 'My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure ';
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10 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.
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11 Calling a bird of prey from the east, The man of My purpose from a far country. Truly I have spoken ; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, surely I will do it.
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11 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 will I bring about; what I have planned, that will I do.
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12 "Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded , Who are far from righteousness.
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12 Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are far from righteousness.
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13 "I bring near My righteousness, it is not far off; And My salvation will not delay. And I will grant salvation in Zion, And My glory for Israel.
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13 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.
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