Isa Isaiah, chapter Book of Isaiah, chapter 46
Bel boweth down, Nevo stoopeth low,
their atzabim (idols) were upon the beasts, and upon the behemah;
your litters were heavy laden;
they are a massa (burden) to the weary beast.Jer 50:2
They stoop, they bow down together;
they46:2 Bel and Nevo, g-ds of Babylon could not save the massa (burden),
but their own selves are gone into shevi (captivity, Golus).
Pay heed unto Me, O Bais Ya'akov,
and kol She'erit Bais Yisroel,
who are borne by Me from birth,
who are carried from the rechem (womb);
And even to your ziknah (old age) I am He;
and even to46:4 your gray hair will I carry you;
I have made, and I will carry;
even I will carry, and will deliver you.Psa 71:9; Psa 71:18
Lemi (to whom) will ye compare Me, and make Me equal,
and liken Me, that we may be comparable?Isa 40:18; Isa 41:7
They lavish zahav out of the bag,
and weigh kesef on the scale, and hire a tzoref (goldsmith);
and he maketh it El (G-d);
they fall down, yes, they bow down in worship.Jdg 17:4
They bear him upon the katef (shoulder), they carry him,
and set him up in his place,
and he standeth, from his makom shall he not move;
yes, though one shall cry out unto him, yet can he not answer,
nor save him out of his tzoros.Jer 10:5
Remember this, and stand firm;
bring it again to lev (heart, mind), O ye poshe'im (rebelling, transgressing ones).
Remember the rishonot (former things) me'olam (of old);
for I am El (G-d), and there is not another;46:9 G-d
Elohim, and there is none like Me.Deu 32:39
Making known acharim (end-times things) from reshit (the beginning),
and mikedem (from ancient times) the things that have not yet happened,
saying: My etza (counsel, purpose, plan) shall stand,
and I will do all My pleasure;Psa 33:11; Heb 6:17
Calling a bird of prey from the mizrach (east),
the ish that executeth My etza (counsel, purpose, plan) from a far country;
yes, I have spoken it, I will indeed bring it to pass;
I have purposed it, I will also do it.Psa 33:9
Pay heed unto Me, ye abirei lev (stubborn of heart),
that are far from tzedakah;
I bring near My tzedakah;
it shall not be far off,
and My Teshuah (Salvation) shall not tarry;
and I will place Teshuah in Tziyon
for Yisroel Tife'arti (My Glory).