Isaiah 46:5-8 To whom will you liken me, and count as equal, and compare with me, as though* we were alike?

LEB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ To whom will you liken me, and count as equal, and compare with me, as though* we were alike? ⁶ Those who lavish gold from the purse and weigh out silver in the balance scales; hire _⌊a goldsmith_⌋* and he makes him a god; they bow down, indeed they bow in worship. ⁷ They carry it on their shoulder; they support it and they set it in its place, and it stands in position. It cannot be removed from its place; even when he cries out to it, it does not answer. It does not save him from his trouble. ⁸ Remember this and pluck up courage! Call to _⌊mind_⌋,* you transgressors!