Isaiah 46:1

“Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.”

"Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast." - Isaiah 46:1
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What does Isaiah 46:1 mean?

Isaiah 46:1 - "Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast." The book of Isaiah is a profound and majestic work of the Hebrew Bible, presenting a clear message of…

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Burdens of Idolatry: The Weight of False Gods

In Isaiah 46:1, we read, "Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast." This verse paints a vivid picture of the futility and burden associated with idol worship in…

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A Prayer of Recognition and Release: Letting Go of False Idols

O Lord God, Creator of heavens and earth, the One who calls us by name and knows our hearts intimately, we bow before You today in humble adoration and reverence. We come to embrace the truth contained in Your Word—specifically in Isaiah 46:1, where we see the futile nature of…

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Isaiah 46:1 - "Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast."
Isaiah 46:1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle. Your carriages were heavily loaded, A burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; They could not deliver the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity
Isaiah 46:12 - "¶ Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:"
Isaiah 46:8 - "Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors."
Isaiah 46:2 - "They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity."
Isaiah 46:5 - "¶ To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?"
Isaiah 46:6 - "They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship."
Isaiah 46:9 - "Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,"
Isaiah 46:13 - "I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory."
Isaiah 46:10 - "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:"
1 Kings 1:46 - "And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom."
"¶ Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:" - Isaiah 46:12
Isaiah 46:3 - "¶ Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:"
acts 10:44-46
"Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors." - Isaiah 46:8
Isaiah 46:4 - "And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you."
Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me,
Jeremiah 46:1 - "The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;"
"They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity." - Isaiah 46:2
1 Chronicles 11:46 - "Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,"
1 Chronicles 6:46 - "The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,"
Luke 1:46 - "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,"
God is within her she will not fall Psalm 46:5
1 Corinthians 15:46 - "Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual."
Psalms 46:1 - "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
Isaiah 46:6 They lavish gold out of the bag, And weigh silver on the scales; They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god; They prostrate themselves, yes, they worship
1 Chronicles 2:46 - "And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez."
Deuteronomy 1:46 - "So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there."
Isaiah 46:11 - "Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it."