1 Bell and Nebo will bow before me. Those false gods are only idols. People put those idols on the backs of animals. Those idols are just a big load to carry. False gods do nothing but deceive people.
Isaiah 46: 1

2 All those false gods will bow down – they will all fall. Those false gods cannot escape – they will all be taken away as prisoners.
Isaiah 46: 2

3 Hear, O house of Jacob, all ye children of Israel that are still alive, and I will lift you up;
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4 I will give you back when you were born, and I will give you back when you are old. Your hair will turn white, and I will pick you up again, because I made you. I will carry you and I will save you.
Isaiah 46: 4

5 “Can you compare me with anyone else? No! No man is equal to me. There is no one like me.
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6 Some people are rich with gold and silver. The gold falls from their bellies and they weigh their silver in the scales. They make an artist a false god of wood by paying a price. Then those people worship and worship that false god.
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7 They carry that false god on their shoulders. That false god is useless – people have to pick him up! People make idols on the earth, and the false god cannot shake them. That false god never leaves his place. People may shout at him, but he will not answer. That false god is just an idol – it can’t save people from their troubles.
Isaiah 46: 7

8 “You people have sinned. You must think about these things again. Remember these things and be strong.
Isaiah 46: 8

9 Remember the things that happened long ago. Remember that I am God. There is no other God. Those false gods are not like me.
Isaiah 46: 9

10 “In the beginning, I told you things that would happen in the end. A long time ago, I told you things that did not happen yet. Whenever I plan something – that thing happens. I I do the things I want to do.
Isaiah 46:10

11 And I am calling a man from the east. He will be like a hawk. He will come from far away, and he will do what I have decided to do. I tell you, I will do it, and I will do it. I made him, and I will bring him!
Isaiah 46:11

12 “Some of you think you have too much power – but you do not do good. Listen to me!
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13 I will do good. Soon I will save my people. I will save Zion and my wonderful Israel. “
Isaiah 46:13