Isaiah 46:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Isaiah 46:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They stoop - Bel, and Nebo, and all the Babylonian gods (see Isaiah 46:1 ). They could not deliver the burden - The word ‘burden’ here, probably means the load of metal, wood, and stone, of...
Isaiah 46:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(c) They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but (d) themselves have gone into captivity. (c) The beasts that carried the idols fell down under their burden. (d) He de...
Isaiah 46:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Helpless Plight of Babylon's Gods Contrasted with the Saving Might of Yahweh. Isaiah 46:1 f. In vision the prophet sees the images of Babylon's gods (two of the most prominent are named), ta...
Isaiah 46:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

they. Aram, and Syriac, with five early printed editions, read "and they". But some codices, with two early printed editions, omit "and". themselves . their soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Isaiah 46:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. They could not withdraw themselves from the burden. He ridicules the vanity of such gods as these, which have neither strength nor motion, and cannot defend or support themselves, and, in...
Isaiah 46:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. They could not deliver the burden "They could not deliver their own charge" - That is, t...
Isaiah 46:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Be bowed down— The prophet, as he wrote this, saw the fall of Babylon before his eyes, the city plundered and spoiled, the temples ravaged and destroyed, and the idols of Babylon placed upon the be...
Isaiah 46:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. They could not deliver - from the enemies' hands. Burden - their images laid...
Isaiah 46:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Contrast between Jehovah and the Deities of Babylon 1, 2. The idols of Babylon will be borne away by the conquerors amongst the spoil, the gods being powerless to save their images. i. Bel]...
Isaiah 46:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They could not deliver the burden. — The deities are, for the moment, distinguished from their images. They are powerless to rescue them. So far as they have a soul or being at all, that very being...
Isaiah 46:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 44:1-28 ; Isaiah 45:1-25 ; Isaiah 46:1-13 ; Isaiah 47:1-15 ; Isaiah 48:1-22 CHAPTER IX FOUR POINTS OF A TRUE RELIGION Isaiah 43:1-28 - Isaiah 48:1-22 WE have now surveyed the...
Isaiah 46:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Salvation Shall not Tarry Isaiah 46:1-13 Here is a startling contrast! Babylon is broken up. An invading army of stern monotheists have slain the idolatrous priests at their altars and ar...
Isaiah 46:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter and the next contain the prophecy of the fall of Babylon. This one describes the failure of the gods. It opens with a graphic picture of the idols being hurried away for safety, carried...
Isaiah 46:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Bel and Nebo were the names of two of the gods of Babylon. Probably from thence, one of the kings of Babylon took the name of Belshazzar, and another that of Nebuchadnezzar. But perhaps the former is...
Isaiah 46:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They stoop, they bow together ,.... Either the beasts under their burdens, or other idols besides those mentioned; or rather the Babylonians themselves, who were obliged to submit to the conquerors:...
Isaiah 46:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. Ver. 2. They stoop. ] The Babylonians, together with their idols; ridiculous gods, th...
Isaiah 46:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bel The chief idol of the Babylonians, called by profane historians Jupiter Belus; boweth down As the Babylonians used to bow down to him to worship him, so now he bows down, and submits himsel...
Isaiah 46:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Folly of Idolatry. B. C. 708. 1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upo...
Isaiah 46:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They; either, 1. The idols, of whom these words are used, Isaiah 46:1 . Or, 2. The Babylonians, who are sufficiently implied in that expression, their idols , Isaiah 46:1 . They bow dow...
Isaiah 46:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Gods Of Babylon Are Borne By Asses And Are Wearying Even The Animal Creation Which Carries Them. Their End Is Approaching ( Isaiah 46:1-2 ). Isaiah 46:1-2 ‘Bel bows down, Nebo stoops. Thei...
Isaiah 46:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DIFFICULTY OF DELIVERING THE DELUDED FROM THEIR DELUSIONS Isaiah 46:1-2 . Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, &c. I want to fix your attention on the point where this prophecy stops. In visi...
Isaiah 46:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 46:1 . Bel or Baal. See on Numbers 32:38 . It is understood that the name is derived from Belus; the history is involved in obscurity. The priests every night prepared him a voluptuous sup...
Isaiah 46:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Bel boweth down Bel and Nebo Bel and Nebo are the Jupiter and Mercury of the Babylonian pantheon (they are represented by these planets), and were the supreme deities in Babylon at this time....
Isaiah 46:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 46:1 , Isaiah 46:2 THE FALL OF THE GODS OF BABYLON . Among the direct consequences of the victories of Cyrus will be the downfall, in a certain sense, of...
Isaiah 46:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Fall of Babylon's Idols
Isaiah 46:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 5:21 ; Isaiah 36:18 ; Isaiah 36:19 ; Isaiah 37:12 ; Isaiah 37:19 ; Isaiah 44:17 ; Isaiah 45:20 ; Jeremiah 43:12 ; Jeremiah 43:13 ; Jeremiah 48:7 ; Judges 18:17 ; Judges 18:18 ;...
Isaiah 46:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They — The Babylonians. Together — The Babylonians and their idols together, neither could help the other. Deliver — The Babylonians could not deliver their idols.

Isaiah 46:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 46:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 46:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 46:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 46:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 46:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 46:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 46:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 46:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 46:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 46:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 46:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 46:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 46:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 46:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes