Verse List for ISA 46:1

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OET (OET-RV) The Babylonian gods Bel bows down and Nevo stoops low. ⇔ Their idols need to be carried by animals and are burdens for tired cattle.

OET-LV Bel He _has _bowed _down Nəⱱō is_stooping _low idols _of_their they _belong to_animal[s] and_to_cattle burdens _of_your(pl) are_carried a _load for_a _weary_animal.

ULT Bel bows down, ⇔  Nebo is stooping; ⇔ their images have become for the animal and for the beast; ⇔  your carried things, are loaded, a burden to the weary.

UST Statues that represent Bel and Nebo ⇔  are lying face down. ⇔ People used to carry those statues in processions, ⇔  but now they have loaded them onto the backs of pack animals. ⇔  They are so heavy that it exhausts the animals to carry them.

BSB & MSB Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. ⇔  Their idols [weigh down] beasts and cattle. ⇔ The images you carry are burdensome, ⇔  a load to the weary [animal].

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET Bel kneels down, ⇔ Nebo bends low. ⇔ Their images weigh down animals and beasts. ⇔ Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals.

LSV Bel has bowed down, Nebo is stooping,
Their idols have been for the beast and for livestock,
Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary.

FBV Bel bows down, Nebo bends low;[fn] their idols are carried off on beasts of burden, a heavy weight for the tired animals.

T4T It is as though Bel and Nebo, the statues of the gods of Babylonia, ⇔  are bowing down as those statues are put on animals and carried away! ⇔ The statues are heavy burdens and will cause the animals to become tired [SAR]!

LEB
• Bel bows down;
• Nebo is stooping.
• Their idols are on[fn] animals[fn] and on[fn] cattle;
• your cargo[fn] is carried as a burden on[fn] weary animals.

BBE Bel is bent down, Nebo is falling; their images are on the beasts and on the cattle: the things which you took about have become a weight to the tired beast.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle; the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast.

ASV Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast.

DRA Bel is broken, Nebo is destroyed: their idols are put upon beasts and cattle, your burdens of heavy weight even unto weariness.

YLT Bowed down hath Bel, stooping is Nebo, Their idols have been for the beast and for cattle, Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary.

Drby Bel is bowed down, Nebo bendeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things ye carried are laid on, a burden to the weary [beast].

RV Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast.
(Bel boweth/bows down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts/animals, and upon the cattle: the things that ye/you_all carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast.)

SLT Bel bent; Nebo bowed down; their images were for the beast and for the cattle: your gifts were carried; a lifting up to the weary.

Wbstr Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your loads were heavy; they were a burden to the weary beast .

KJB-1769 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/bows down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts/animals, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Bel boweth downe, Nebo stoupeth, their idoles were vpon the beasts, and vpon the cattell: your carriages were heauie loaden, they are a burden to the wearie beast.
(¶ Bel boweth/bows down, Nebo stoopth, their idols were upon the beasts/animals, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden, they are a burden to the weary beast.)

Bshps Bel is fallen, Nabo is broken downe, whose images were a burthen for the beastes and cattell, to ouerlade them, and to make them weerie.
(Bel is fallen, Nabo is broken down, whose images were a burden for the beasts/animals and cattle, to overlade them, and to make them weerie.)

Gnva Bel is bowed downe: Nebo is fallen: their idoles were vpon the beastes, and vpon the cattell: they which did beare you, were laden with a wearie burden.
(Bel is bowed down: Nebo is fallen: their idols were upon the beasts/animals, and upon the cattle: they which did bear you, were laden with a weary burden.)

Cvdl Neuertheles Bel shal fall, & Nabo shalbe broken: whose ymages are a burthe for the beastes and catell, to ouerlade the, and to make them weery.
(Nevertheless Bel shall fall, and Nabo shall be broken: whose images are a burden for the beasts/animals and cattle, to overlade them, and to make them weery.)

Wycl Bel is brokun, Nabo is al to-brokun; her symylacris lijk to wielde beestis and werk beestis ben brokun; youre birthuns
(Bel is broken, Nabo is all to-brokun; her images like to wild beasts/animals and work beasts/animals been broken; your(pl) burdens)

Luth Der Bel ist gebeuget, der Nebo ist gefallen, ihre Götzen sind den Tieren und Vieh zuteil worden, daß sie sich müde tragen an eurer Last.
(The Bel is bent, the/of_the Nebo is fallen, their/her idols are the animals and cattle granted been, that they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves tired bear/carry at/to yours(pl) Last.)

ClVg [Confractus est Bel, contritus est Nabo; facta sunt simulacra eorum bestiis et jumentis, onera vestra gravi pondere usque ad lassitudinem.[fn]
([Confractus it_is Bel, crushed it_is Nabo; facts are images their beasts/animals and animals, burdens your serious by_weight until to fatigue.)

UHB כָּרַ֥ע בֵּל֙ קֹרֵ֣ס נְב֔וֹ הָיוּ֙ עֲצַבֵּי⁠הֶ֔ם לַ⁠חַיָּ֖ה וְ⁠לַ⁠בְּהֵמָ֑ה נְשֻׂאֹתֵי⁠כֶ֣ם עֲמוּס֔וֹת מַשָּׂ֖א לַ⁠עֲיֵפָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἔπεσε Βὴλ, συνετρίβη Ναβὼ, ἐγένετο τὰ γλυπτὰ αὐτῶν εἰς θηρία, καὶ τὰ κτήνη· αἴρετε αὐτὰ καταδεδεμένα ὡς φορτίον κοπιῶντι ἐκλευμένῳ,

BrTr Bel has fallen, Nabo is broken to pieces, their graven images are gone to the wild beasts and the cattle: ye take them packed up as a burden to the weary, exhausted, hungry, and at the same time helpless man;