| 1 | Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals, and on the cattle: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary [animal]. | Isa 21:9 Isa 41:6 Isa 41:7 Ex 12:12 1Sa 5:3 Jer 48:1-25 Jer 50:2 Jer 51:44 Jer 51:47 Jer 51:52 |
| 2 | They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. | Isa 36:18 Isa 36:19 Isa 37:12 Isa 37:19 Isa 44:17 Isa 45:20 |
| 3 | Listen to me, 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; | Isa 44:1 Isa 44:21 Isa 48:1 Isa 48:17 Isa 48:18 Isa 51:1 Isa 51:7 Ps 81:8-13 |
| 4 | and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver. | Isa 41:4 Isa 43:13 Isa 43:25 Ps 92:14 Ps 102:26 Ps 102:27 Mal 2:16 Mal 3:6 Ro 11:29 Heb 1:12 Heb 13:8 Jm 1:17 |
| 5 | To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? | Isa 40:18 Isa 40:25 Ex 15:11 Ps 86:8 Ps 89:6 Ps 89:8 Ps 113:5 Jer 10:6 Jer 10:7 Jer 10:16 Php 2:6 Col 1:15 Heb 1:3 |
| 6 | Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down -- yes, they worship. | Isa 40:19 Isa 40:20 Isa 41:6 Isa 41:7 Isa 44:12-19 Isa 45:20 Ex 32:2-4 Jg 17:3 Jg 17:4 1Ki 12:28 Jer 10:3 Jer 10:4 Jer 10:9 Jer 10:14 Hos 8:4-6 Hab 2:18-20 Ac 17:29 |
| 7 | 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: yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. | 1Sa 5:3 Jer 10:5 Dn 3:1 |
| 8 | Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, you transgressors. | Isa 44:18-21 Dt 32:29 Ps 115:8 Ps 135:18 Jer 10:8 1Co 14:20 |
| 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; | Isa 42:9 Isa 65:17 Dt 32:7 Ne 9:7-37 Ps 78:1-72 Ps 105:1-106 Ps 111:4 Jer 23:7 Jer 23:8 Dn 9:6-15 |
| 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; | Isa 41:22 Isa 41:23 Isa 44:7 Isa 45:21 Gn 3:15 Gn 12:2 Gn 12:3 Gn 49:10 Gn 49:22-26 Nm 24:17-24 Dt 4:24-31 Dt 28:15-68 Ac 15:18 |
| 11 | calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yes, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it. | Isa 13:2-4 Isa 21:7-9 Isa 41:2 Isa 41:25 Isa 45:1-6 Jer 50:29 Jer 51:20-29 |
| 12 | Listen to me, you stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness: | Isa 46:3 Isa 28:23 Isa 45:20 Ps 49:1 Pr 1:22 Pr 1:23 Pr 8:1-5 Eph 5:14 Rev 3:17 Rev 3:18 |
| 13 | I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not wait; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. | Isa 51:5 Isa 61:11 Ro 1:17 Ro 3:21-26 Ro 10:3-15 |
