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Isaiah 46:2
They are bent down, they are falling together: they were not able to keep their images safe, but they themselves have been taken prisoner.
Isaiah 46:2 · Bible in Basic English
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Isaiah 46:2 in other translations
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity.
They stoop and they bow down together. They could not deliver the burden, but they have gone into captivity.
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In context
1 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.
2 They are bent down, they are falling together: they were not able to keep their images safe, but they themselves have been taken prisoner.
3 Give ear to me, O family of Jacob, and all the rest of the people of Israel, who have been supported by me from their birth, and have been my care from their earliest days:
4 Even when you are old I will be the same, and when you are grey-haired I will take care of you: I will still be responsible for what I made; yes, I will take you and keep you safe.
5 Who in your eyes is my equal? or what comparison will you make with me?
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