Isaiah 46:1 — The gods Bel and Nebo
are down on their knees,
as wooden images of them
are car… — CEV | maBible
Read Isaiah 46:1 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 46.1, Isaiah 46v1, Es. 46:1. The gods Bel and Nebo
are down on their knees,
as wooden images of them
are carried away
on weary animals.
Other reference formats: Isaiah 46.1, Isaiah 46v1, Es. 46:1.
1 The gods Bel and Nebo
are down on their knees,
as wooden images of them
are carried away
on weary animals.
Passage themes
Bel s'écroule — Bel s'écroule, Nebo tombe.
Un fardeau à porter — comme un fardeau pour l'animal fatigué
Notes and references
Bel and Nebo: Bel was another name for Marduk, the chief god of the Babylonians. Nebo was the son of Marduk and also an important god.
as … animals: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.