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The Powerlessness of Idols
Commentators explain the deep irony in this verse. The mighty Babylonian gods, Bel and Nebo, are depicted as so powerless they cannot even rescue their own statues. Instead of being saviors, they become a heavy 'burden' for the animals hauling them into captivity, proving their complete inability to help their worshippers.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 46:2
18th Century
Theologian
They stoop - Bel, and Nebo, and all the Babylonian gods ().
They could not deliver the burden - The word ‘burden’ here probabl…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 46:2
19th Century
Bishop
They could not deliver the burden. —The deities are, for the moment, distinguished from their images. They are powerless …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 46:2
16th Century
Theologian
They could not withdraw themselves from the burden. he ridicules the vanity of such gods as these, which have neither strength nor motion,…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 46:2
17th Century
Pastor
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah
Called Abda the son of Shammua, ([Referenc…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 46:1–4
17th Century
Minister
The pagans insulted the Jews, as if their idols Bel and Nebo were too strong for Jehovah. But their worshippers cannot help them; both the idols an…