³ “^(C)Hear Me, O house of Jacob,
And all ^(D)the remnant of the house of Israel,
You who have been ^(E)burdening Me from ^[c]birth
And have been carried from the womb;
⁴ Even to your old age ^[d](F)I will be the same,
And even to your ^[e](G)graying years I will bear you!
I have ^[f]done it, and I will carry you;
And I will bear you, and I will rescue you.

⁵ “^(H)To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we would be alike?
⁶ Those who ^(I)lavish gold from the purse
And weigh silver on the scale,
They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They ^(J)fall down, indeed they worship it.
⁷ They ^(K)carry it upon the shoulder and bear it;
They set it in its place, and it stands there.
^(L)It does not move from its place.
Though one may cry to it, it ^(M)cannot answer;
It ^(N)cannot save him from his distress.

⁸ “^(O)Remember this, and be ^[g]assured;
^(P)Cause it to return to your heart, you ^(Q)transgressors.
⁹ Remember the ^(R)former things long past,
For I am God, and there is ^(S)no other;
I am God, and there is ^(T)no one like Me,
¹⁰ Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, ‘^(U)My counsel will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’,
¹¹ Calling a ^(V)bird of prey from the ^(W)east,
The man of ^[h]My counsel from a far country.
Truly I have ^(X)spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.
I have formed it, surely I will do it.

¹² “^(Y)Hear Me, you ^(Z)stubborn of heart,
Who are ^(AA)far from righteousness.
¹³ I ^(AB)bring near My righteousness, it is not far off;
And My salvation will not delay.
And I will grant ^(AC)salvation in Zion,
And My ^(AD)glory for Israel.