2 They have stooped, they have bowed down together, they were unable to deliver the burden, but they themselves went into captivity.
3 “Listen to Me, O house of Ya‛aqoḇ, and all the remnant of the house of Yisra’ĕl, who are borne from the belly, who are carried from the womb:
4 even to your old age, I am He, and even to grey hairs I carry! I have made and I bear, and I carry and rescue.
5 “To whom do you liken Me, and compare Me and make Me similar, that we should be alike?
6 “They pour gold out of the bag, and weigh silver on the scale. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a mighty one. They fall down, they also bow themselves.
7 “They bear it on the shoulder, they carry it and set it in its place, and it stands – from its place it does not move. Though one cries out to it, it does not answer, nor save him from his distress.
8 “Remember this, and show yourselves men; turn it back, you transgressors.