Isaiah 46:3
1 Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
2 The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.
“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
4 Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
5 To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
- KJV
- Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
- WEB
- “Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been carried from their birth, that have been carried from the womb.
- ASV
- Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne [by me] from their birth, that have been carried from the womb;
- DARBY
- Hearken unto me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, ye who have been borne from the belly, who have been carried from the womb:
- BLB
- “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, those having been upheld from birth, having been carried from the womb:
- ÅB
- Hør på meg, dere av Jakobs hus og alle dere som er blitt igjen av Israels hus, dere som er lagt på meg fra mors liv, som jeg har båret fra mors skjød!
- OTB
- “Hør på meg, Jakobs hus, hele resten av Israels folk, dere som har blitt holdt oppe av meg fra fødselen av og båret fra mors liv.
- B1930
- Hør på mig, I av Jakobs hus og alle I som er blitt igjen av Israels hus, I som er lagt på mig fra mors liv, som jeg har båret fra mors skjød!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 1:31
and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”
Read in contextIsaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:1
“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
Read in contextPsalms 71:6
I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:1–2
But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
Read in contextIsaiah 48:1
“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
Read in contextIsaiah 49:1–2
Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:11–12
As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
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