¹Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. ²The gods cower; they crouch together, ³“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, ⁴Even to your old age, I will be the same, ⁵To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? ⁶They pour out their bags of gold ⁷They lift it to their shoulder ⁸Remember this and be brave; ⁹Remember what happened long ago, ¹⁰I declare the end from the beginning, ¹¹I summon a bird of prey from the east, ¹²Listen to Me, you stubborn people, ¹³I am bringing My righteousness near;