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1. Bel has bowed; Nebo stoops; their idols are for the beast, and for the cattle; your things carried are loads; a burden for the weary.
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1. Bel H1078 boweth down H3766 , Nebo H5015 stoopeth H7164 , their idols H6091 were H1961 upon the beasts H2416 , and upon the cattle H929 : your carriages H5385 were heavy laden H6006 ; they are a burden H4853 to the weary H5889 beast .
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2. They stoop; they bow together; they are not able to deliver the burden; and their soul has gone into captivity.
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2. They stoop H7164 , they bow down H3766 together H3162 ; they could H3201 not H3808 deliver H4422 the burden H4853 , but themselves H5315 are gone H1980 into captivity H7628 .
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3. Listen to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel; who are borne from the belly, who are lifted from the womb:
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3. Hearken H8085 unto H413 me , O house H1004 of Jacob H3290 , and all H3605 the remnant H7611 of the house H1004 of Israel H3478 , which are borne H6006 by me from H4480 the belly H990 , which are carried H5375 from H4480 the womb H7356 :
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4. Even to old age I am He; and I will bear to gray hair; I made, and I will carry; and I will bear and deliver.
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4. And even to H5704 your old age H2209 I H589 am he H1931 ; and even to H5704 hoar hairs H7872 will I H589 carry H5445 you : I H589 have made H6213 , and I H589 will bear H5375 ; even I H589 will carry H5445 , and will deliver H4422 you .
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5. To whom will you compare and make Me equal; yea, compare Me, that we may be alike?
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5. To whom H4310 will ye liken H1819 me , and make me equal H7737 , and compare H4911 me , that we may be like H1819 ?
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6. Those who lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver on the measuring rod; they hire a refiner and he makes it a god. They fall down; yea, they worship.
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6. They lavish H2107 gold H2091 out of the bag H4480 H3599 , and weigh H8254 silver H3701 in the balance H7070 , and hire H7936 a goldsmith H6884 ; and he maketh H6213 it a god H410 : they fall down H5456 , yea H637 , they worship H7812 .
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7. They carry it on the shoulder; they bear it and set it in its place, and it stands; it shall not move from its place. Yes, he cries to it, but it does not answer, it does not save him from his distress.
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7. They bear H5375 him upon H5921 the shoulder H3802 , they carry H5445 him , and set H5117 him in his place H8478 , and he standeth H5975 ; from his place H4480 H4725 shall he not H3808 remove H4185 : yea H637 , one shall cry H6817 unto H413 him , yet can he not H3808 answer H6030 , nor H3808 save H3467 him out of his trouble H4480 H6869 .
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8. Remember this and be a man; return it on your heart, transgressors.
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8. Remember H2142 this H2063 , and show yourselves men H377 : bring it again H7725 to H5921 mind H3820 , O ye transgressors H6586 .
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9. Remember former things from forever, for I am God, and no one else is God, even none like Me,
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9. Remember H2142 the former things H7223 of old H4480 H5769 : for H3588 I H595 am God H410 , and there is none H369 else H5750 ; I am God H430 , and there is none H657 like me H3644 ,
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10. declaring the end from the beginning, and from the past those things which were not done, saying, My counsel shall rise; and, I will do all My desire;
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10. Declaring H5046 the end H319 from the beginning H4480 H7225 , and from ancient times H4480 H6924 the things that H834 are not H3808 yet done H6213 , saying H559 , My counsel H6098 shall stand H6965 , and I will do H6213 all H3605 my pleasure H2656 :
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11. calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of My counsel from a far off land. Yes, I have spoken; yes, I will cause it to come; I have formed; yes, I will do it.
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11. Calling H7121 a ravenous bird H5861 from the east H4480 H4217 , the man H376 that executeth my counsel H6098 from a far H4801 country H4480 H776 : yea H637 , I have spoken H1696 it , I will also H637 bring it to pass H935 ; I have purposed H3335 it , I will also H637 do H6213 it.
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12. Listen to Me, mighty ones of heart who are far from righteousness:
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12. Hearken H8085 unto H413 me , ye stouthearted H47 H3820 , that are far H7350 from righteousness H4480 H6666 :
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13. I bring near My righteousness; it shall not be far off, and My salvation shall not wait; I will place salvation in Zion, My glory for Israel.
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13. I bring near H7126 my righteousness H6666 ; it shall not H3808 be far off H7368 , and my salvation H8668 shall not H3808 tarry H309 : and I will place H5414 salvation H8668 in Zion H6726 for Israel H3478 my glory H8597 .
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