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. [themselves: Heb. their soul]
			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. [that...: Heb. of my counsel]
			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.