Isaiah 46
New King James Version

Dead Idols and the Living God

46 Bel^(A)bows down, Nebo stoops;
Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle.
Your carriageswereheavily loaded,
^(B)A burden to the wearybeast.
²They stoop, they bow down together;
They could not deliver the burden,
^(C)But have themselves gone into captivity.

³“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob,
And all the remnant of the house of Israel,
^(D)Who have been upheldby Mefrom^[a]birth,
Who have been carried from the womb:
⁴Even toyourold age,^(E)IamHe,
Andevento gray hairs^(F)I will carryyou!
I have made, and I will bear;
Even I will carry, and will deliveryou.

⁵“To^(G)whom will you liken Me, and makeMeequal
And compare Me, that we should be alike?
⁶^(H)They lavish gold out of the bag,
And weigh silver on the scales;
They hire a^(I)goldsmith, and he makes it a god;
They prostrate themselves, yes, they worship.
⁷^(J)They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it
And set it in its place, and it stands;
From its place it shall not move.
Though^(K)onecries out to it, yet it cannot answer
Nor save him out of his trouble.

⁸“Remember this, and^[b]show yourselves men;
^(L)Recall to mind, O you transgressors.
⁹^(M)Remember the former things of old,
For IamGod, and^(N)there isno other;
I amGod, andthere isnone like Me,
¹⁰^(O)Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient timesthingsthat are notyetdone,
Saying,^(P)‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’
¹¹Calling a bird of prey^(Q)from the east,
The man^(R)who executes My counsel, from a far country.
Indeed^(S)I have spokenit;
I will also bring it to pass.
I have purposedit;
I will also do it.

¹²“Listen to Me, you^(T)stubborn-hearted,
^(U)Whoarefar from righteousness:
¹³^(V)I bring My righteousness near, it shall not be far off;
My salvation^(W)shall not^[c]linger.
And I will place^(X)salvation in Zion,
For Israel My glory.