Thematic Bible
Isaiah 46:1 (show verse)
Bel bows down and Nebo stoops low. Their idols are borne by beasts of burden. The images that are carried about are burdensome. They are a burden for the weary.
Isaiah 46:2 (show verse)
They stoop and bow down together. They are unable to rescue the burden and they go off into captivity.
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Isaiah 46:3 (show verse)
Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel. I have upheld you since you were conceived. I have carried you since your birth.
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Isaiah 46:4 (show verse)
Even in your old age with gray hair I am he, I am he who will support you. I have made you and I will bear your burden (take care of you). I will sustain (support) (strengthen) you and I will rescue you (keep you safe).
Isaiah 46:5 (show verse)
To whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?
Isaiah 46:6 (show verse)
Some pour out gold from their bags and weigh out silver on the scales. They hire a goldsmith to make it into a god. They bow down and worship it.
Isaiah 46:7 (show verse)
They lift it to their shoulders and carry it. They set it up in its place and there it stands. From that spot it cannot move. Though one cries out to it, it does not answer. It cannot save him from his troubles!
Isaiah 46:8 (show verse)
Remember this! Keep it in mind and take it to heart, you rebels.
Isaiah 46:9 (show verse)
Remember the former things, the things of long ago. I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is none like me.
Isaiah 46:10 (show verse)
I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'
Isaiah 46:11 (show verse)
I summon a bird of prey from the east. I summon a man to fulfill my purpose from a far off land. What I have said I will bring about. What I have determined (purposed) I will do.
Isaiah 46:12 (show verse)
Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are far from righteousness.
Isaiah 46:13 (show verse)
I bring near my righteousness. It is not far away. My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.