Isaiah 46:1
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JPS
| 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.
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TJBU
| 46:1
| Bel is bowed down, Nebo is cut down. Their images are in the likeness of serpents and beasts. The burdens of your idols shall be heavy upon those who carry them; because they be exhausted.
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Isaiah 46:2
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JPS
| 46:2
| They stoop, they bow down together,
They could not deliver the burden;
And themselves are gone into captivity.
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TJBU
| 46:2
| They are cut off, yea, they are altogether cut to pieces, and they were not able to deliver them that carried them; and their worshippers are gone into captivity.
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Isaiah 46:3
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JPS
| 46:3
| Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob,
And all the remnant of the house of Israel,
That are borne by Me from the birth,
That are carried from the womb:
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TJBU
| 46:3
| Hearken unto me O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are beloved above all nations, yea, beloved above all kingdoms.
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Isaiah 46:4
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JPS
| 46:4
| Even to old age I am the same,
And even to hoar hairs will I carry you;
I have made, and I will bear;
Yea, I will carry, and will deliver.
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TJBU
| 46:4
| Even unto eternity I am He, and my Word shall endure for ages after ages. It is I who have created all men, and I have scattered them among the nations, yea, I will forgive their sins, and I will pardon.
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Isaiah 46:5
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JPS
| 46:5
| To whom will ye liken Me, and make Me equal,
And compare Me, that we may be like?
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TJBU
| 46:5
| To whom will ye liken me, and equal me, and compare me in truth?
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Isaiah 46:6
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JPS
| 46:6
| Ye that lavish gold out of the bag,
And weigh silver in the balance;
Ye that hire a goldsmith, that he make it a god,
To fall down thereto, yea, to worship.
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TJBU
| 46:6
| Behold, the people collect gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they do it reverence.
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Isaiah 46:7
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JPS
| 46:7
| He is borne upon the shoulder, he is carried,
And set in his place, and he standeth,
From his place he doth not remove;
Yea, though one cry unto him, he cannot answer,
Nor save him out of his trouble.
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TJBU
| 46:7
| They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him and set him in his place, and he abideth; it is not possible for him to move from his place; yea, one supplicates to him; but he does not answer him, nor save him out of his distress.
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Isaiah 46:8
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JPS
| 46:8
| Remember this, and stand fast;
Bring it to mind, O ye transgressors.
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TJBU
| 46:8
| Remember this, and be ye strong; and bear it in mind, rebels!
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Isaiah 46:9
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JPS
| 46:9
| Remember the former things of old:
That I am God, and there is none else;
I am God, and there is none like Me;
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TJBU
| 46:9
| Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no God whatever beside me,
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Isaiah 46:10
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JPS
| 46:10
| Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done;
Saying: 'My counsel shall stand,
And all My pleasure will I do';
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TJBU
| 46:10
| Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying. My counsel shall stand, and I wil do all my pleasure:
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Isaiah 46:11
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JPS
| 46:11
| Calling a bird of prey 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.
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TJBU
| 46:11
| Who hath promised to gather together the captivity from the East, to bring openly, as a swift bird, the sons of Abraham, my chosen, from a distant land; yea, I have promised it; yea, I will bring it to pass; I have ordained it; yea, I will do it.
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Isaiah 46:12
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JPS
| 46:12
| Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted,
That are far from righteousness:
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TJBU
| 46:12
| Hearken unto my Word, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness.
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Isaiah 46:13
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JPS
| 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.
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TJBU
| 46:13
| My righteousness is nigh, it is not far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion, and my glory in Israel.
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