³ “^(C)Listen to Me, house of Jacob,
And all ^(D)the remnant of the house of Israel,
You who have been ^(E)carried by Me from ^[c]birth
And have been carried from the womb;
⁴ Even to your old age ^(F)I ^[d]will be the same,
And even to your ^[e](G)graying years I will ^[f]carry you!
I have ^[g]done it, and I will bear you;
And I will ^[h]carry you and I will save 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 bag
And weigh silver on the scale,
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They ^(J)bow down, indeed they worship it.
⁷ They ^(K)lift it on the shoulder, carry it,
And set it in its place, and it stands there.
^(L)It does not move from its place.
Though one may shout to it, it ^(M)cannot answer;
It ^(N)cannot save him from his distress.

⁸ “^(O)Remember this, and be ^[i]assured;
^(P)Recall it to ^[j]mind, you ^(Q)wrongdoers.
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 plan 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 ^[k]My purpose from a distant country.
Truly I have ^(X)spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.
I have planned it, I will certainly do it.

¹² “^(Y)Listen to Me, you ^(Z)stubborn-minded,
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.