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The Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Chapter 46
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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.
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They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the
burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
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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:
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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.
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To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that
we may be like?
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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.
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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.
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Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O
ye transgressors.
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Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is
none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
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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:
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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.
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Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from
righteousness:
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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.
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