Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.

26 сент. 2022 г. · Isaiah 46 records the greatness of God in contrast to the inefficacy of the Babylonian false gods, including Bel and Nebo.

People of surrounding nations may previously have fought against Yahweh by trusting in idols, but now they should forsake those idols and submit to the living ...

They stoop, they bow together Either the beasts under their burdens, or other idols besides those mentioned; or rather the Babylonians themselves.

Isaiah here envisions the great golden idols of Babylon being taken down by their worshipers to be transferred to safety from the approaching Persian invaders.

David Guzik commentary on Isaiah 46 describes how the idols of the nations are carried into captivity, while the living God can save His people.

Isaiah 46:1 is a potent and compelling portrayal of the emptiness of idol worship and the unparalleled power of the one true God.

NIV Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; their idols are borne by beasts of burden. The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden for the weary.

Isaiah sees the idols carried off as spoil, at the command of Cyrus, a heavy burden for the beasts that drag them.