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Isaiah 46:2

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.
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. themselves: Heb. their soul

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They stoop and they bow down together. They could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. ¶

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:

What does Isaiah 46:2 mean?

Isaiah 46:2 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָרַס (qâraç), כָּרַע (kâraʻ), יַחַד (yachad). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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They
stoop,קָרַסqâraç/kaw-ras'/H7164to hunch, i.e. be hump-backed
they
bow
downכָּרַעkâraʻ/kaw-rah'/H3766to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate
together;יַחַדyachad/yakh'-ad/H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
they
couldיָכֹלyâkôl/yaw-kole'/H3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
not
deliverמָלַטmâlaṭ/maw-lat'/H4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
the
burden,מַשָּׂאmassâʼ/mas-saw'/H4853a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
but
themselvesנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
are
goneהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
into
captivity.שְׁבִיshᵉbîy/sheb-ee'/H7628exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
themselves:
Heb.
their
soul

Commentary on Isaiah 46:2

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 46:2
be pleasant in the commission: Bread of deceit, wealth gotten by fraud, by lying and oppression, may be sweet to a man, and the more sweet for its being ill-gotten, such pleasure does the carnal mind take in the success of its wicked projects. All the pleasures and profits of sin are bread of deceit. They are stolen, for they are forbidden fruit; and they will deceive men, for they are not what they promise. For a time, however, they are rolled under the tongue as a sweet morsel, and the sinner blesses himself in them. But, 2. It will be bitter in reflection. Afterwards the sinner's mouth shall be filled with gravel. When his conscience is awakened, when he sees himself cheated, and becomes apprehensive of the wrath of God against him for his sin, how painful and uneasy then is the thought of it! The pleasures of sin are but for a season, and are succeeded with sorrow. Some nations have punished malefactors by mingling gravel with their bread. 18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. Note, 1. It is good in every thing to act

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Leviticus 19:16

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

Isaiah 11:13

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

Isaiah 24:21

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. punish: Heb. visit upon

Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

Romans 16:18

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 46:2.

Genesis 19:19

Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Genesis 13:6

And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

Genesis 19:17

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Genesis 19:20

Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

Genesis 19:22

Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Zoar: that is, Little

Genesis 36:7

For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

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.

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What does Isaiah 46:2 say?

Isaiah 46:2 (King James Version) reads: "They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. themselves: Heb. their soul"

Is Isaiah 46:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 46:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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