1 Bel has been broken. Nebo has been crushed. Their idols have been placed upon beasts and cattle, your grievous heavy burdens, even unto exhaustion.
2 They have been melted down, or have been smashed together. They were not able to save the one who carried them, and their life will go into captivity.
3 Listen to me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are carried in my bosom, who were born from my womb.
4 Even to your old age, I am the same. And even with your grey hairs, I will carry you. I have made you, and I will sustain you. I will carry you, and I will save you.
5 To whom would you likened me, or equate me, or compare me, or consider me to be similar?
6 You take gold from a bag, and you weigh silver on a scale, so as to hire a goldsmith to make a god. And they fall prostrate and adore.
7 They carry him on their shoulders, supporting him, and they set him in his place. And he will stand still and will not move from his place. But even when they will cry out to him, he will not hear. He will not save them from tribulation.
8 Remember this, and be confounded. Return, you transgressors, to the heart.
9 Remember the past ages. For I am God, and there is no other god. There is no one like me.
10 From the beginning, I announce the last things, and from the start, the things that have not yet been done, saying: My plan will stand firm, and my entire will shall be done.
11 I call a bird from the east, and from a far away land, the man of my will. And I have spoken it, and I will carry it out. I have created, and I will act.
12 Hear me, you who are hard of heart, who are far from justice!
13 I have brought my justice near. It will not be far away, and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation in Zion, and my glory in Israel.
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 46:
Isaiah 46 begins with a message from God to the people of Israel, reminding them that He is the only true God and that they should not bend before idols or other false gods. God emphasizes that he has been the same since the beginning of time and will always fulfill his promises. He urges the people to trust him and not be afraid, for they will protect and save them. Next, five verses related to the topics addressed in Isaiah 46:
Psalm 115:3: "But our God is in heaven; He does everything that pleases Him." This verse talks about the sovereignty and the power of God, which is the same theme as Isaiah 46.
Deuteronomy 4:35: "To you has been shown to you, so that you knew that the Lord is God; no other there is not Him." Moses emphasizes that there are no gods other than Yahweh, which is the same theme as Isaiah 46.
Psalm 135:15-18: "The idols of nations are silver and gold, work of men's hands. They have mouth, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see; they have ears, but they do not hear, nor is there any breathing in their Boca. Similar to them are the ones who make them, just like all who trust them. " This psalm describes the idols that people worship, contrasting them with the true God, who is alive and active.
Matthew 6:31-33: "Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about yourself. Your evil is enough every day." Jesus talks about the importance of trusting God and not worrying about the future, which is similar to the message of Isaiah 46.
Hebrews 13:8: "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and eternally." This verse talks about the immutability of Jesus Christ, which is the same theme as Isaiah 46, where God emphasizes that He is the same since the beginning of time and will always fulfill His promises.
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