CHAPTER 46
1 Bel is broken, Nebo is all-broken; their simulacra like to wild beasts and work beasts be broken; your burdens with heavy charge till to weariness were rotten,
2 and be all-broken together; those might not save the bearer, and the soul of them shall go into captivity.
3 The house of Jacob, and all the residue of the house of Israel, hear ye me, which be borne of my womb, which be borne of my womb.
4 Till to eld I myself, and till to hoar hairs, I shall bear; I made, and I shall bear, and I shall save.
5 To whom have ye likened me, and made even, and have comparisoned me, and have made like?
6 Which bear together gold from the bag, and weigh silver with a balance, and hire a goldsmith to make a god, and they fall down, and worship;
7 they bearing bear in shoulders, and setting in his place; and he shall stand, and shall not be moved from his place; but also when they cry to him, he shall not hear, and he shall not save them from tribulation.
8 Have ye mind of this, and be ye ashamed; ye trespassers, go again to the heart.
9 Bethink ye on the former world, for I am God, no God is over me, neither is like me.
10 And I tell from the beginning the last thing, and from the beginning those things that be not made yet; and I say, My counsel shall stand, and all my will shall be done.
11 And I call a bird from the east, and the man of my will from a far land; and I spake, and I shall bring that thing; I have made of nought, and I shall make that thing.
12 Ye of hard heart, hear me, that be far from rightfulness [or rightwiseness].
13 I made nigh mine rightfulness [or rightwiseness], it shall not be drawn afar, and mine health shall not tarry; I shall give health in Zion, and my glory in Israel.