Isaiah 46:1 (KJV)

Words Then and Now

carriages baggage; things carried Still heard today: carriage paid, in British shipping, the carrying of goods is still the carriage Webster’s 1828 · Carriage

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

your more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The idols could not save themselves, but God saves his peopleThe heathen insulted the Jews, as if their idols Bel and Nebo were too hard for Jehovah. But their worshippers cannot help them; both the idols and the...

Thompson Chains

Idolatry (2)See the chain from Isaiah 2:20 · 4 links

Parallel Passages

Isaiah 46:7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

Isaiah 21:9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
Jeremiah 50:2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Jeremiah 51:44 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
Exodus 12:12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 5:3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
Isaiah 2:20 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
Isaiah 41:6–7 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. …
Jeremiah 10:5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
Jeremiah 48:1–25 Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. …
Jeremiah 51:47 Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.
Jeremiah 51:52 Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.

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Topics

Babylon Prophecies concerning
Bel A Babylonian god
Idolatry Folly of
Isaiah Denounces the evils of idolatry
Nebo 5. A Babylonian idol

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah

Bible Dictionary

BelThe Aramaic form of Baal, the national god of the Babylonians (Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2; Jer 51:44). It signifies “lord.” (See Baal.)
NeboProclaimer; prophet. (1.) A Chaldean god whose worship was introduced into Assyria by Pul (Isa 46:1; Jer 48:1). To this idol was...

Hebrew and Strong’s

Bel בֵּל bēl בֵּל Proper name
boweth down כָּרַע kāraʿ כָּרַע Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
Nebo נְבוֹ nĕbô נְבוֹ Proper name
stoopeth קֹרֵס qōrēs קָרַס Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
their idols הָיוּ hāyû Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural עֲצַבֵּיהֶם ʿăṣabbêhem עָצָב Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
were upon the beasts לַחַיָּה laḥayyâ חַי Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
and upon the cattle וְלַבְּהֵמָה wĕlabbĕhēmâ בְּהֵמָה Noun · feminine singular · with and, preposition with the
your carriages נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶם nĕśuʾōtêkem נְשׂוּאָה Verb · qal passive participle, feminine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
heavy loaden עֲמוּסוֹת ʿămûsôt עָמַס Verb · qal passive participle, feminine plural
a burden מַשָּׂא maśśāʾ מַשָּׂא Noun · masculine singular
to the weary לַעֲיֵפָה laʿăyēpâ עָיֵף Adjective · feminine singular · with preposition

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