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They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
They stoop - Bel, and Nebo, and all the Babylonian gods ().
They could not deliver the burden - The word ‘burden’ here probabl…
19th Century
Anglican
They could not deliver the burden. —The deities are, for the moment, distinguished from their images. They are powerless …
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah Called Abda the son of Shammua, ([Referenc…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Bel is broken. Here the prophet foretells the destruction of the enemies holding the people captive, namely, the Babylonians, co…
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