46:1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your loads {were} heavy; {they were} a burden to the weary {beast}. 
46:1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages {were} heavily loaded; {they were} a burden to the weary {beast}. 

46:2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves have gone into captivity. 
46:2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves have gone into captivity. 

46:3 Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne {by me} from the birth, which are carried from the womb: 
46:3 Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are borne {by me} from birth, who are carried from the womb: 

46:4 And {even} to {your} old age I {am} he; and {even} to hoary hairs will I carry {you}: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver {you}. 
46:4 And {even} to {your} old age I {am} he; and {even} to gray hairs will I carry {you}: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver {you}. 

46:5 To whom will ye liken me, and make {me} equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 
46:5 To whom will ye liken me, and make {me} equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 

46:6 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, yes, they worship. 
46:6 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. 

46:7 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: yes, {one} shall cry to him, yet he cannot answer, nor save him out of his trouble. 
46:7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not move: yea, {one} shall cry to him, yet he cannot answer, nor save him out of his trouble. 

46:8 Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring {it} again to mind, O ye transgressors. 
46:8 Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring {it} again to mind, O ye transgressors. 

46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I {am} God, and {there is} none else; I {am} God, and {there is} none like me, 
46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I {am} God, and {there is} none else; {I am} God, and {there is} none like me, 

46:10 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: 
46:10 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: 

46:11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yes, I have spoken {it}, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed {it}, I will also perform it. 
46:11 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 perform it. 

46:12 Hearken to me, ye stout-hearted, that {are} far from righteousness: 
46:12 Hearken to me, ye stubborn in heart, that {are} far from righteousness: 

46:13 I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not delay: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. 
46:13 I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not delay: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.