aBel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, Their bidols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: Your cocarriages were heavy loaden; They are a burden to the dweary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; They could not deliver the burden, eBut †themselves are gone into captivity.

3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, And fall the remnant of the house of Israel, Which are borne by me gfrom the belly, hWhich are carried gfrom the womb: 4 And even to your iold age kI am he; And even ito hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will hbear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.

5 lTo whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, And compare me, that we may be like? 6 mThey lavish gold out of the bag, And weigh silver in the balance, And hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: nThey fall down, yea, they worship. 7 oThey bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, And pset him in his place, and he standeth; From his place shall he not remove: Yea, one shall cry unto him, qyet can he not answer, Nor save him out of his trouble. 8 Remember this, and rshew yourselves men: sBring it again to mind, O ye ttransgressors. 9 uRemember the former things of old: vFor I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, 10 wDeclaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, xMy counsel shall stand, And I will do yall my pleasure: 11 Calling za ravenous bird afrom the east, †The man ythat executeth my counsel from a far country: Yea, bI have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

12 Hearken unto me, cye stouthearted, That are far from righteousness: 13 dI bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, And my salvation eshall not tarry: And I will place fsalvation in Zion for Israel my glory.