Isaiah 46 — Rabbi

Isaiah 46:1

כָּרַ֥ע

kâraʻ

to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate בֵּל֙

Bêl

Bel, the Baal of the Babylonians קֹרֵ֣ס

qâraç

to hunch, i.e. be hump-backed נְב֔וֹ

Nᵉbôw

Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine הָיוּ֙

hâyâh

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם

ʻâtsâb

an (idolatrous) image לַחַיָּ֖ה

chay

to/for — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively וְלַבְּהֵמָ֑ה

bᵉhêmâh

and to/for — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣ם

nᵉsûwʼâh

something borne, i.e. a load עֲמוּס֔וֹת

ʻâmaç

to load, i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction) מַשָּׂ֖א

massâʼ

a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire לַעֲיֵפָֽה

ʻâyêph

to/for — languid

Isaiah 46:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3

Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their idols are

Measure for Measure

The idols' own weight becomes a burden their worshipers must haul, directly answered three verses later by the God who carries his worshiper…on the beasts

Measure for Measure

The idols' own weight becomes a burden their worshipers must haul, directly answered three verses later by the God who carries his worshiper… [of burden] and on the cattle.

Measure for Measure

The idols' own weight becomes a burden their worshipers must haul, directly answered three verses later by the God who carries his worshiper… Your burdens [of idols] are loaded [on them], Burdens on the weary animals.

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The same carry/bear roots, there describing Yahweh's care for his people rather than a burden they must haul.

Isaiah 46:1 · WEB

Bel bows down. Nebo stoops. Their idols are carried by animals, and on the livestock. The things that you carried around are heavy loads, a burden for the weary.

Isaiah 46:4 · WEB

Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.

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Today's memory verse · from this session

“Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their idols are on the beasts [of burden] and on the cattle. Your burdens [of idols] are loaded [on them], Burdens on the weary animals.”

Isaiah 46:1

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