American Standard Version - King James Version

 46:1 ¶ Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary [beast].

 46:1 ¶ Belº boweth down,ºº Neboº stoopeth,ºº their idolsº wereº upon the beasts,º and upon the cattle:º your carriagesº [were] heavy loaden;ºº [they are] a burdenº to the wearyº [beast].

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

 46:2 They stoop,ºº they bow downºº together;º they couldºº notº deliverºº the burden,º but themselvesº are goneºº into captivity.º

 46:3 ¶ Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne [by me] from their birth, that have been carried from the womb;

 46:3 ¶ Hearkenºº untoº me, O houseº of Jacob,º and allº the remnantº of the houseº of Israel,º which are borneºº [by me] fromº the belly,º which are carriedºº fromº the womb:º

 46:4 and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry [you]; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver.

 46:4 And [even] toº [your] old ageº Iº [am] he;º and [even] toº hoar hairsº will Iº carryºº [you]: Iº have made,ºº and Iº will bear;ºº even Iº will carry,ºº and will deliverºº [you].

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

 46:5 ¶ To whomº will ye likenºº me, and make [me] equal,ºº and compareºº me, that we may be like?ºº

 46:6 Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god; they fall down, yea, they worship.

 46:6 They lavishºº goldº out of the bag,ºº and weighºº silverº in the balance,º [and] hireºº a goldsmith;ºº and he makethºº it a god:º they fall down,ºº yea,º they worship.ºº

 46:7 They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

 46:7 They bearºº him uponº the shoulder,º they carryºº him, and setº him in his place,ººº and he standeth;ºº from his placeºº shall he notº remove:ºº yea,º [one] shall cryºº untoº him, yet can he notº answer,ºº norº saveºº him out of his trouble.ºº

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

 46:8 Rememberºº this,º and shew yourselves men:ºº bring [it] againºº toº mind,º O ye transgressors.ºº

 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 Rememberºº the former thingsº of old:ºº forº Iº [am] God,º and [there is] noneº else;º [I am] God,º and [there is] noneº likeº me,º

 46:10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

 46:10 Declaringºº the endº from the beginning,ºº and from ancient timesºº [the things] thatº are notº [yet] done,ºº saying,ºº My counselº shall stand,ºº and I will doºº allº my pleasure:º

 46:11 calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.

 46:11 Callingºº a ravenous birdº from the east,ºº the manº that executeth my counselº from a farº country:ºº yea,º I have spokenºº [it], I will alsoº bringºº it to pass;º I have purposedºº [it], I will alsoº doºº it.

 46:12 ¶ Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:

 46:12 ¶ Hearkenºº untoº me, ye stouthearted,ºº that [are] farº fromº righteousness:ºº

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

 46:13 I bring nearºº my righteousness;º it shall notº be far off,ºº and my salvationº shall notº tarry:ºº and I will placeºº salvationº in Zionº for Israelº my glory.º