1Bel is broken, Nebo is all-broken; their simulacra like to wild beasts and work beasts be broken; your burdens with heavy charge till to weariness were rotten,

2and be all-broken together; those might not save the bearer, and the soul of them shall go into captivity.

3The house of Jacob, and all the residue of the house of Israel, hear ye me, which be borne of my womb, which be borne of my womb.

4Till to eld I myself, and till to hoar hairs, I shall bear; I made, and I shall bear, and I shall save.

5To whom have ye likened me, and made even, and have comparisoned me, and have made like?

6Which bear together gold from the bag, and weigh silver with a balance, and hire a goldsmith to make a god, and they fall down, and worship;

7they bearing bear in shoulders, and setting in his place; and he shall stand, and shall not be moved from his place; but also when they cry to him, he shall not hear, and he shall not save them from tribulation.

8Have ye mind of this, and be ye ashamed; ye trespassers, go again to the heart.

9Bethink ye on the former world, for I am God, no God is over me, neither is like me.

10And I tell from the beginning the last thing, and from the beginning those things that be not made yet; and I say, My counsel shall stand, and all my will shall be done.

11And I call a bird from the east, and the man of my will from a far land; and I spake, and I shall bring that thing; I have made of nought, and I shall make that thing.

12Ye of hard heart, hear me, that be far from rightfulness [or rightwiseness].

13I made nigh mine rightfulness [or rightwiseness], it shall not be drawn afar, and mine health shall not tarry; I shall give health in Zion, and my glory in Israel.