Isaiah 46:3-4

46:3 “Listen to me, O family of Jacob,

all you who are left from the family of Israel,

you who have been carried from birth,

you who have been supported from the time you left the womb.

46:4 Even when you are old, I will take care of you,

even when you have gray hair, I will carry you.

I made you and I will support you;

I will carry you and rescue you.


tn Heb “house of Jacob”; TEV “descendants of Jacob.”

tn Heb “and all the remnant of the house of Israel.”

tn Heb “from the womb” (so NRSV); KJV “from the belly”; NAB “from your infancy.”

tn Heb “who have been lifted up from the womb.”

tn Heb “until old age, I am he” (NRSV similar); NLT “I will be your God throughout your lifetime.”

sn Unlike the weary idol gods, whose images must be carried by animals, the Lord carries his weary people.