{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/isaiah/46","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T17:34:29.639Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Isaiah","bookSlug":"isaiah","chapter":46,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":45,"nextChapter":47,"totalChapters":66,"totalVerses":13},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which have been borne by me from the belly, which have been carried from the womb:"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god; they fall down, yea, they worship."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me;"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"calling a ravenous bird 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."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"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,"}],"citation":{"inline":"Isaiah 46 (ERV)","markdown":"[Isaiah 46](https://primebible.com/erv/isaiah/46)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/isaiah/46 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}