23:046:003 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and
all the remnant of the
house
of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which
are
carried from the womb:
23:046:004 And even to your old age I am he; and even
to hoar hairs will
I
carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even
I will carry,
and
will deliver you.
23:046:005 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal,
and compare me,
that
we may be like?
23:046:006 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh
silver in the
balance,
and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god:
they
fall
down, yea, they worship.
23:046:007 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry
him, and set him
in
his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he
not
remove:
yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer,
nor
save him out of his trouble.
23:046:008 Remember this, and shew yourselves men:
bring it again to
mind,
O ye transgressors.
23:046:009 Remember the former things of old:
for I am God, and there is
none
else; I am God, and there is none like me,
23:046:010 Declaring the end from the beginning, and
from ancient times
the
things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall
stand,
and I will do all my pleasure:
23:046:011 Calling a ravenous bird from the east,
the man that executeth
my
counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken
it, I will
also
bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do
it.
23:046:012 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that
are far from
righteousness:
23:046:013 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.
23:047:001 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin
daughter of Babylon,
sit
on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter
of the
Chaldeans:
for thou shalt no more be called tender and
delicate.
23:047:002 Take the millstones, and grind meal:
uncover thy locks, make
bare
the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
23:047:003 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea,
thy shame shall be
seen:
I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as
a
man.
23:047:004 As for our redeemer, the lord of hosts
is his name, the Holy
One
of Israel.
23:047:005 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness,
O daughter of the
Chaldeans:
for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of
kingdoms.
23:047:006 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted
mine inheritance,
and
given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them
no mercy;
upon
the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.


