Isaiah 46:2–5

2 They stoop and bow down together;

unable to rescue the burden,

they themselves go off into captivity.

3 “Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob,

all the remnant of the people of Israel,

you whom I have upheld since your birth,

and have carried since you were born.

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.

5 “With whom will you compare me or count me equal?

To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?

2 They stoop; they bow down together;

they cannot save the burden,

but themselves go into captivity.

3 “Listen to me, O house of Jacob,

all the remnant of the house of Israel,

who have been borne by me from before your birth,

carried from the womb;

4 even to your old age I am he,

and to gray hairs I will carry you.

I have made, and I will bear;

I will carry and will save.

5 “To whom will you liken me and make me equal,

and compare me, that we may be alike?

2 They stoop, they bow down together;

They could not deliver the burden,

But themselves are gone into captivity.

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?

2 Both the idols and their owners are bowed down.

The gods cannot protect the people,

and the people cannot protect the gods.

They go off into captivity together.

3 “Listen to me, descendants of Jacob,

all you who remain in Israel.

I have cared for you since you were born.

Yes, I carried you before you were born.

4 I will be your God throughout your lifetime—

until your hair is white with age.

I made you, and I will care for you.

I will carry you along and save you.

5 “To whom will you compare me?

Who is my equal?

2 They stoop, they bow down together;

They could not deliver the burden,

But have themselves gone into captivity.

3 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob,

And all the remnant of the house of Israel,

Who have been upheld by Me from birth,

Who have been carried from the womb:

4 Even to your old age, I am He,

And even to gray hairs I will carry you!

I have made, and I will bear;

Even I will carry, and will deliver you.

5 “To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal

And compare Me, that we should be alike?

2 These gods will all bow down.

They cannot save themselves

but will all be carried away like prisoners.

3 “Family of Jacob, listen to me!

All you people from Israel who are still alive, listen!

I have carried you since you were born;

I have taken care of you from your birth.

4 Even when you are old, I will be the same.

Even when your hair has turned gray, I will take care of you.

I made you and will take care of you.

I will carry you and save you.

5 “Can you compare me to anyone?

No one is equal to me or like me.

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

3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne by me from their birth, that have been carried from the womb; 4 and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver. 5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

2 These gods stoop low and bow down together. 

They aren’t able to escape with heavy loads. 

They go away into captivity. 

3 Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, 

the few people left of the nation of Israel. 

I’ve carried you since your birth. 

I’ve taken care of you from the time you were born. 

4 Even when you’re old, I’ll take care of you. 

Even when your hair turns gray, I’ll support you. 

I made you and will continue to care for you. 

I’ll support you and save you. 

5 To whom will you compare me and make me equal? 

To whom will you compare me so that we can be alike? 

2 The gods cower; they crouch together;

they are not able to rescue the burden,

but they themselves go into captivity.

3 “Listen to Me, house of Jacob,

all the remnant of the house of Israel,

who have been sustained from the womb,

carried along since birth.

4 I will be the same until your old age,

and I will bear you up when you turn gray.

I have made you, and I will carry you;

I will bear and save you.

5 “Who will you compare Me or make Me equal to?

Who will you measure Me with,

so that we should be like each other?

2 They stoop; they bow down together;

they cannot save the burden

but themselves go into captivity.

3 Listen to me, O house of Jacob,

all the remnant of the house of Israel,

who have been borne by me from your birth,

carried from the womb;

4 even to your old age I am he;

even when you turn gray I will carry you.

I have made, and I will bear;

I will carry and will save.

5 To whom will you liken me and make me equal

and compare me, as though we were alike?

2 They stoop;

they bow down together.

They are not able to save the burden,

but they themselves go in captivity.

3 “Listen to me, house of Jacob,

and all the remnant of the house of Israel

who have been carried from the belly,

who have been carried from the womb:

4 Even to your old age I am he;

even to your advanced age I myself will support you.

I myself have made you,

and I myself will carry you,

and I myself will support you,

and I will save you.

5 To whom will you liken me,

and count as equal,

and compare with me,

as though we were alike?

2 Bel and Nebo are brought down in shame together.

They aren’t able to save their own statues.

They themselves are carried off as prisoners.

3 The Lord says, “Family of Jacob, listen to me.

Pay attention, you people of Israel who are left alive.

I have taken good care of you since your life began.

I have carried you since you were born as a nation.

4 I will continue to carry you even when you are old.

I will take good care of you even when your hair is gray.

I have made you. And I will carry you.

I will take care of you. And I will save you.

I am the Lord.

5 “Who will you compare me to?

Who is equal to me?

What am I like?

Who can you compare me to?

2 They stooped over, they have bowed down together;

They could not rescue the burden,

But have themselves gone into captivity.

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;

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.

5 “To whom would you liken Me

And make Me equal and compare Me,

That we would be alike?