¹ Bel bows down. ² They stoop and they bow down together. ³ “Listen to me, house of Jacob, ⁴ Even to old age I am he,
Yes, I will carry, and will deliver. ⁵ “To whom will you compare me, and consider my equal, ⁶ Some pour out gold from the bag,
yes, they worship. ⁷ They bear it on their shoulder.
Yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not answer. ⁸ “Remember this, and show yourselves men. ⁹ Remember the former things of old; ¹⁰ I declare the end from the beginning, ¹¹ I call a ravenous bird from the east,
Yes, I have spoken. ¹² Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, ¹³ I bring my righteousness near.