Babylon’s Idols 1 Brenton Bel has fallen, Nabo is broken to pieces, their graven images are gone to the wild beasts and the cattle: ye take them packed up as a burden to the weary, exhausted, hungry, and at the same time helpless man; BSB BSB: Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
2 Brenton who will not be able to save themselves from war, but they themselves are led away captive. BSB BSB: The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.
3 Brenton Hear me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of Israel, who are borne by me from the womb, and taught by me from infancy, even to old age: BSB BSB: “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
4 Brenton I am he ; and until ye shall have grown old, I am he : I bear you, I have made, and I will relieve, I will take up and save you. BSB BSB: Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
5 Brenton To whom have ye compared me? see, consider, ye that go astray. BSB BSB: To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
6 Brenton They that furnish gold out of a purse, and silver by weight, will weigh it in a scale, and they hire a goldsmith and make idols, and bow down, and worship them. BSB BSB: They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.
7 Brenton They bear it upon the shoulder, and go; and if they put it upon its place, it remains, it cannot move: and whosoever shall cry to it, it cannot hear; it cannot save him from trouble. BSB BSB: They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.
8 Brenton Remember ye these things, and groan: repent, ye that have gone astray, return in your heart; BSB BSB: Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!
9 Brenton and remember the former things that were of old: for I am God, and there is none other beside me, BSB BSB: Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
10 Brenton telling beforehand the latter events before they come to pass, and they are accomplished together: and I said, All my counsel shall stand, and I will do all things that I have planned: BSB BSB: I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
11 Brenton calling a bird from the east, and from a land afar off, for the things which I have planned: I have spoken, and brought him ; I have created and made him ; I have brought him, and prospered his way. BSB BSB: I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.
12 Brenton Hearken to me, ye senseless ones, that are far from righteousness: BSB BSB: Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
13 Brenton I have brought near my righteousness, and I will not be slow with the salvation that is from me: I have given salvation in Sion to Israel for glory. BSB BSB: I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
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